Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden 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 figure out when you can plant stoneseed by reviewing the USDA zone info for Chico.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

Since stoneseed are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The last month that you can plant stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Chico. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Chico is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Chico there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your stoneseed in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chico

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Chico

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