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

The first chance to plant myosotis in Lomita can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Myosotis

Frost tolerance for myosotis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant myosotis a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Lomita 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your myosotis may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your myosotis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Lomita. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lomita is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lomita last frost occurs after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your myosotis if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lomita

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 Lomita

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