One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 Half Moon Bay can be reffered to in order to determine when it's the best time to plant schizanthus.

Planting Calendar for Schizanthus

Frost tolerance for schizanthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since schizanthus do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant schizanthus in Half Moon Bay 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 schizanthus and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your schizanthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your schizanthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Half Moon Bay the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Half Moon Bay may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Half Moon Bay there is a last frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your schizanthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Half Moon Bay

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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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