When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Huntington Park, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Huntington Park you can determine when you can plant bishop's weed by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since bishop's weed are very cold tolerant you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant bishop's weed
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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Huntington Park is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your bishop's weed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Huntington Park. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Huntington Park is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Huntington Park last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your bishop's weed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Huntington Park

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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