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

The first chance to plant snapdragons in Guadalupe can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Snapdragons

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

Snapdragons do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Guadalupe. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Guadalupe is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Guadalupe it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your snapdragons if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Guadalupe

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.

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