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 estimate when to plant myosotis in Desert Hot Springs by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

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

Since myosotis are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Desert Hot Springs 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your myosotis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Desert Hot Springs. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Desert Hot Springs is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Desert Hot Springs you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your myosotis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Desert Hot Springs

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 Desert Hot Springs

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