One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant basket of gold is to refer to the USDA zone info for Menlo Park.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

Frost tolerance for basket of gold:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant basket of gold earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold 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 basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your basket of gold indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Menlo Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Menlo Park is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Menlo Park last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your basket of gold in the event of a late frost.

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.

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