One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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 Mission Viejo you can estimate when it's the best time to plant painted tongues by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Painted Tongues

Frost tolerance for painted tongues:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since painted tongues are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant painted tongues in Mission Viejo is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant painted tongues and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your painted tongues may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your painted tongues indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Mission Viejo. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Mission Viejo is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mission Viejo you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your painted tongues in the event of 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.

Plants to Grow in Mission Viejo

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