Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Manteca can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

You should not plant scutellaria until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Manteca. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Manteca may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Manteca there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scutellaria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Manteca

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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