Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Firebaugh can be read to estimate when it's possible to plant salpiglossis.

Planting Calendar for Salpiglossis

Frost tolerance for salpiglossis:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably not a good idea to plant salpiglossis until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant salpiglossis in Firebaugh is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant salpiglossis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your salpiglossis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your salpiglossis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Firebaugh. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Firebaugh is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Firebaugh last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your salpiglossis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Firebaugh

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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