Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when you can plant coleus by looking at the USDA zone info for Huntington Park.

Planting Calendar for Coleus

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

You can not plant coleus until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant coleus in Huntington Park 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 coleus and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your coleus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your coleus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Huntington Park is 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 you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your coleus 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 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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