One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant heliotrope is to look at the USDA zone info for Hermosa Beach.

Planting Calendar for Heliotrope

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

Since heliotrope do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant heliotrope in Hermosa Beach 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 heliotrope and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your heliotrope may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your heliotrope indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Hermosa Beach. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hermosa Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hermosa Beach it frosts late in the year after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your heliotrope in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hermosa Beach

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 Hermosa Beach

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hermosa Beach.