When to Plant Myosotis in Ojai, CA

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 first opportunity to plant myosotis in Ojai should be determined by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Myosotis

Frost tolerance for myosotis: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since myosotis do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Ojai 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Ojai. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Ojai is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ojai you get a frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your myosotis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ojai

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.

Plants to Grow in Ojai

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