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

In Los Gatos you can figure out when it's the best time to plant bidens by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bidens

Frost tolerance for bidens:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant bidens until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Los Gatos is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Los Gatos you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your bidens in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Los Gatos

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.

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