One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

It's a good idea to figure out when to plant trachelium by looking at the USDA zone info for Loomis.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

Since trachelium do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Loomis is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. If you wait any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Loomis. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Loomis may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Loomis you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your trachelium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Loomis

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Loomis

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