When to Plant Sweet Williams in Grand Terrace, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Grand Terrace you can figure out when to plant sweet williams by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

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

You can plant sweet williams a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant sweet williams
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweet williams
Probably not a good time to plant sweet williams

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

Last Frost Date

In Grand Terrace the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Grand Terrace is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Grand Terrace you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your sweet williams in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Terrace

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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.

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