One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

You can figure out when you can plant violets in Fresno by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Violets

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

Violets can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant violets in Fresno 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 violets and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your violets may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your violets indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Fresno. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fresno is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fresno you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your violets in the event of one of those late frosts.

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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