One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Emeryville you should be able to estimate when it's possible to plant tropical hibiscus.

Planting Calendar for Tropical Hibiscus

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant tropical hibiscus until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant tropical hibiscus 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 tropical hibiscus and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your tropical hibiscus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tropical hibiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Emeryville is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Emeryville you get a frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your tropical hibiscus if you have 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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