One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant sweet sultan is to examine the USDA zone info for Lawndale.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

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

Sweet Sultan are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan in Lawndale 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweet sultan may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sweet sultan indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Lawndale. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lawndale may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lawndale it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your sweet sultan if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lawndale

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 Lawndale

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