Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 Culver City can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's a good idea to plant trachelium.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant trachelium until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Culver City 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Culver City the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Culver City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Culver City it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your trachelium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Culver City

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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