When to Plant Euphorbia in Imperial Beach, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's possible to plant euphorbia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Imperial Beach.


Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant euphorbia a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your euphorbia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your euphorbia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Imperial Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Imperial Beach and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Imperial Beach it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your euphorbia 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 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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