One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The USDA zone info for Martinez should be looked at to determine when it's the best time to plant flowering maple.

Planting Calendar for Flowering Maple

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

You can not plant flowering maple until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant flowering maple in Martinez 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 flowering maple and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your flowering maple may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your flowering maple indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Martinez is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Martinez you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your flowering maple in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Martinez

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 Martinez

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