The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. 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 Hawaiian Gardens can be reviewed to estimate when it's possible to plant sorrel.

Planting Calendar for Sorrel

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

Since sorrel do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sorrel 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 sorrel and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your sorrel may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your sorrel indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Hawaiian Gardens. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hawaiian Gardens is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Hawaiian Gardens last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your sorrel in the event of a surprise late frost.

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.