One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The first opportunity to plant monkey flower in Hawthorne should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

It's a bad idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hawthorne is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Hawthorne last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your monkey flower if you have a surprise 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 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 Hawthorne

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