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

In Emeryville you can determine when it's a good idea to plant strawberries by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Strawberries

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

Strawberries tend to make it in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Emeryville. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Emeryville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Emeryville it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your strawberries in the event of a late frost.

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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