Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 to plant bittercress is to check out the USDA zone info for Huntington Beach.

Planting Calendar for Bittercress

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

Bittercress do ok in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Huntington Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Huntington Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Huntington Beach it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bittercress in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Huntington 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.

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