One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

You can estimate when to plant snapdragons in Concord by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Snapdragons

Frost tolerance for snapdragons:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snapdragons are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant snapdragons in Concord 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 snapdragons and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snapdragons may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snapdragons indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Concord is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Concord you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your snapdragons if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Concord

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 Concord

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