One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The USDA zone info for El Centro can be read to determine when it's possible to plant sweetscented bedstraw.

Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

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

Since sweetscented bedstraw do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in El Centro 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 sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in El Centro. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for El Centro is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in El Centro you get a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for El Centro

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 El Centro

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