Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when you can plant tritoma in Morro Bay by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

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

Tritoma tend to make it in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Morro Bay 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your tritoma indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Morro Bay. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Morro Bay may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Morro Bay you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your tritoma in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Morro Bay

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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