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 first chance to plant sweetscented bedstraw in Hawthorne should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant sweetscented bedstraw a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw 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 sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few 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.

Since the USDA zone info for Hawthorne is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hawthorne there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your sweetscented bedstraw 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 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.

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