The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's possible to plant calibrachoa by checking out the USDA zone info for Delano.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

Frost tolerance for calibrachoa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Calibrachoa tend to make it in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Delano 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 calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your calibrachoa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Delano. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Delano and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Delano it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your calibrachoa if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Delano

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 Delano

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