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

One way of determining when it's possible to plant pyrethrum is to check out the USDA zone info for Hawaiian Gardens.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

Since pyrethrum are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Hawaiian Gardens 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 pyrethrum and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your pyrethrum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your pyrethrum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Hawaiian Gardens. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hawaiian Gardens is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hawaiian Gardens last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your pyrethrum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hawaiian Gardens

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Hawaiian Gardens

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hawaiian Gardens.