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.

The first chance to plant scutellaria in Marina should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

Since scutellaria do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Marina 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your scutellaria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Marina and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Marina it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marina

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.

Plants to Grow in Marina

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