One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant cilantro by looking at the USDA zone info for Long Beach.

Planting Calendar for Cilantro

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

Cilantro do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant cilantro in Long Beach 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 cilantro and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cilantro may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cilantro indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Long Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Long Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your cilantro in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Long Beach

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 Long Beach

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