The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Indio you can determine when it's a good idea to plant tritoma by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since tritoma are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Indio 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your tritoma may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Indio. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Indio may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Indio it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your tritoma if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Indio

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Indio

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