The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. 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 Carpinteria can be looked at to estimate when it's the best time to plant leeks.

Planting Calendar for Leeks

Frost tolerance for leeks:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since leeks are very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant leeks in Carpinteria 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 leeks and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your leeks may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your leeks indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Carpinteria. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Carpinteria is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Carpinteria last frost occurs after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your leeks if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Carpinteria

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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 Carpinteria

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