Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant sanvitalia in Calimesa by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

Frost tolerance for sanvitalia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sanvitalia do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Calimesa is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sanvitalia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sanvitalia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Calimesa. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Calimesa is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Calimesa you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your sanvitalia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Calimesa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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