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

You can determine when it's possible to plant stoneseed in Dana Point by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

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

Stoneseed require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Dana Point. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dana Point is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dana Point you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your stoneseed if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dana Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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