One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 Chino should be used to determine when it's a good idea to plant xerianthemum.

Planting Calendar for Xerianthemum

Frost tolerance for xerianthemum:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since xerianthemum do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Chino and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Chino last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your xerianthemum in the event of one of those late frosts.

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

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Chino.