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

A way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant aegopodium is to look at the USDA zone info for Duarte.

Planting Calendar for Aegopodium

Frost tolerance for aegopodium:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Aegopodium are very cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aegopodium in Duarte 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 aegopodium and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your aegopodium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your aegopodium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Duarte the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Duarte is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Duarte there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your aegopodium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Duarte

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.

Plants to Grow in Duarte

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