When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Fullerton, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

It's possible to estimate when you can plant bishop's weed by looking at the USDA zone info for Fullerton.

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Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed do well in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Fullerton 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Fullerton. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fullerton is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Fullerton last frost occurs after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fullerton

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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