The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Huntington Beach you will be able to figure out when you can plant black pepper.

Planting Calendar for Black pepper

Frost tolerance for black pepper:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since black pepper are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Huntington Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Huntington Beach you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your black pepper if you have a surprise late frost.

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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