One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The earliest that you can plant peonies in Hermosa Beach should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Peonies

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

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

The earliest that you can plant peonies 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 peonies and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your peonies may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your peonies indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hermosa Beach is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hermosa Beach last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your peonies if you have one of those late frosts.

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

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