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

A common way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant armeria is to use the USDA zone info for Chino.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

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

Armeria are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Chino 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your armeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Chino. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Chino may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Chino you get a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your armeria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chino

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 Chino

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