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 possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant missouri primrose by looking at the USDA zone info for Malibu.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

Frost tolerance for missouri primrose:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Missouri Primrose do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Malibu is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Malibu is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Malibu you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your missouri primrose in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Malibu

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 Malibu

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