When to Plant Iresene in Huntington Beach, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The USDA zone info for Huntington Beach should be looked at to determine when to plant iresene.


Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant iresene until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant iresene
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant iresene
Probably not a good time to plant iresene

The earliest that you can plant iresene 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iresene may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your iresene indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Huntington Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Huntington Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Huntington Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to protect your iresene in the event of 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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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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