When to Plant Money Plant in Fountain Valley, CA

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

One way of determining when to plant money plant is to refer to the USDA zone info for Fountain Valley.


Planting Calendar for Money Plant

Frost tolerance for money plant: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Money Plant are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant money plant
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant money plant
Probably not a good time to plant money plant

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Fountain Valley. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fountain Valley is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fountain Valley you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your money plant in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fountain Valley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Fountain Valley

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