One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant argyranthemum in Imperial Beach can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant argyranthemum until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Imperial 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Imperial Beach the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Imperial Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Imperial Beach you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your argyranthemum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Imperial 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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