One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 you can plant brachycome is to examine the USDA zone info for El Segundo.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

Frost tolerance for brachycome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant brachycome until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

In El Segundo the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for El Segundo is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in El Segundo you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your brachycome in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for El Segundo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in El Segundo

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