One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Compton you can determine when you can plant melons by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Melons

Frost tolerance for melons:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since melons are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Compton. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Compton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Compton you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your melons if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Compton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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