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.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant baby's breath is to use the USDA zone info for Mission Viejo.

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 just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Mission Viejo 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. Any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your baby's breath indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Mission Viejo. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mission Viejo may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Mission Viejo you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your baby's breath if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mission Viejo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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