One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A common way of figuring out when it's possible to plant nemesia is to check out the USDA zone info for Cloverdale.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

It's not a good idea to plant nemesia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Cloverdale 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nemesia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your nemesia 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. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cloverdale is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cloverdale you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your nemesia if you have 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

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