When to Plant Sweet Sultan in Fontana, CA

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.

In Fontana you can figure out when it's possible to plant sweet sultan by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

Frost tolerance for sweet sultan: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since sweet sultan do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Fontana 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweet sultan may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Fontana and it is different every year. Half of the time in Fontana last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your sweet sultan in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fontana

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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