The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant stevia by checking out the USDA zone info for Carpinteria.

Planting Calendar for Stevia

Frost tolerance for stevia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Stevia require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant stevia in Carpinteria 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 stevia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your stevia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your stevia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Carpinteria. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Carpinteria may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Carpinteria you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your stevia if you have a surprise late frost.

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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