One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Fresno should be read to figure out when you can plant calibrachoa.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

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

Calibrachoa tend to make it in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Fresno 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 calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your calibrachoa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Fresno. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fresno may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fresno you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your calibrachoa if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fresno

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.

Plants to Grow in Fresno

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