One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Manhattan Beach you can estimate when it's the best time to plant browallia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since browallia are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Manhattan 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your browallia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your browallia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Manhattan Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Manhattan Beach and it is different every year. Half of the time in Manhattan Beach you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Manhattan 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.

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