One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

You will be able to figure out when you can plant painted tongues by referring to the USDA zone info for Healdsburg.

Planting Calendar for Painted Tongues

Frost tolerance for painted tongues:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since painted tongues do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant painted tongues in Healdsburg is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant painted tongues and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your painted tongues may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your painted tongues indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Healdsburg. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Healdsburg is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Healdsburg there is a last frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your painted tongues in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Healdsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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