When to Plant Streptocarpella in Moorpark, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

The USDA zone info for Moorpark can be used to figure out when it's a good idea to plant streptocarpella.


Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

Frost tolerance for streptocarpella: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Streptocarpella are not cold tolerant which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant streptocarpella
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant streptocarpella
Probably not a good time to plant streptocarpella

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Moorpark is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

In Moorpark the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Moorpark is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Moorpark it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your streptocarpella in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Moorpark

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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