Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when it's possible to plant snow-in summer is to check out the USDA zone info for Merced.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant snow-in summer just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Merced 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 snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snow-in summer may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your snow-in summer indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Merced. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Merced is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Merced there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your snow-in summer if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Merced

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Merced

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