When to Plant Baby's Breath in Huron, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The USDA zone info for Huron can be looked at to determine when it's the best time to plant baby's breath.


Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Baby's Breath do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant baby's breath
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby's breath
Probably not a good time to plant baby's breath

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Huron 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 baby's breath and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your baby's breath indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Huron. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Huron is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Huron last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your baby's breath if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huron

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Huron

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Huron.