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.

A common way of determining when you can plant blue lace flowers is to examine the USDA zone info for Los Alamitos.

Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

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

Blue Lace Flowers are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Los Alamitos 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 blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue lace flowers indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Los Alamitos is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Los Alamitos there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your blue lace flowers if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Los Alamitos

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 Los Alamitos

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