One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 Menlo Park you can determine when to plant baby's breath by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant baby's breath a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Menlo Park 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 baby's breath and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your baby's breath indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Menlo Park. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Menlo Park and it is different every year. Half of the time in Menlo Park last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your baby's breath in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Menlo Park

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 Menlo Park

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