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

A common way of figuring out when you can plant black eyed susans is to use the USDA zone info for Murrieta.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

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

You really shouldn't plant black eyed susans until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Murrieta 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your black eyed susans indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Murrieta. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Murrieta is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Murrieta you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your black eyed susans in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Murrieta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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