One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant bacopa by looking at the USDA zone info for Hesperia.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

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

Since bacopa do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in Hesperia 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 bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bacopa indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hesperia is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hesperia there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your bacopa in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hesperia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Hesperia

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hesperia.