Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Lomita can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

You really shouldn't plant trachelium until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Lomita 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your trachelium indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lomita is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lomita there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your trachelium 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.

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