One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant gazania in Cloverdale should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gazania

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

You can plant gazania slightly earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Cloverdale 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 gazania and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your gazania may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your gazania indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Cloverdale. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cloverdale is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cloverdale you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your gazania in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cloverdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Cloverdale

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