When to Plant Evolvulus in Hawthorne, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Hawthorne can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

Frost tolerance for evolvulus: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant evolvulus until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant evolvulus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant evolvulus
Probably not a good time to plant evolvulus

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Hawthorne 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your evolvulus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your evolvulus indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Hawthorne. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Hawthorne and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hawthorne there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your evolvulus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hawthorne

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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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.

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