One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

A way of estimating when you can plant trachelium is to check out the USDA zone info for Hollister.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since trachelium are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Hollister 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Hollister. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Hollister and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hollister you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your trachelium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hollister

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.

Plants to Grow in Hollister

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