When to Plant Snow-in Summer in Camarillo, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Camarillo should be reviewed to estimate when you can plant snow-in summer.


Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snow-in Summer tend to make it in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant snow-in summer
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant snow-in summer
Probably not a good time to plant snow-in summer

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Camarillo is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snow-in summer may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Camarillo the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Camarillo is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Camarillo it frosts late in the year after January 31 so always be ready to cover your snow-in summer in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Camarillo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Camarillo

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