One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 best time to plant amaranthus in Lakewood can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Amaranthus

Frost tolerance for amaranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant amaranthus until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lakewood is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lakewood there is a last frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your amaranthus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lakewood

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.

Plants to Grow in Lakewood

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