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.

The USDA zone info for Oakland can be used to determine when it's possible to plant nemesia.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

Frost tolerance for nemesia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since nemesia are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Oakland 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 nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your nemesia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Oakland is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Oakland last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your nemesia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oakland

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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