One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Laguna Hills you should be able to determine when you can plant skullcap.

Planting Calendar for Skullcap

Frost tolerance for skullcap:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since skullcap require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant skullcap in Laguna Hills 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 skullcap and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your skullcap may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your skullcap indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Laguna Hills. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Laguna Hills may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Laguna Hills you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your skullcap in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Laguna Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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