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.

In Half Moon Bay you can estimate when it's the best time to plant scutellaria by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant scutellaria until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your scutellaria indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Half Moon Bay. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Half Moon Bay is just an average and 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 make sure that you are ready to protect your scutellaria if you have 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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