The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

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

Planting Calendar for Gherkins

Frost tolerance for gherkins:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since gherkins require warm weather it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gherkins in Emeryville 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 gherkins and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gherkins may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gherkins indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Emeryville. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Emeryville is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Emeryville you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your gherkins if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Emeryville

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.

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