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 best time to plant blue lace flowers in Orange Cove can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

Frost tolerance for blue lace flowers:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant blue lace flowers just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Orange Cove 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 blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your blue lace flowers indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Orange Cove. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Orange Cove is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Orange Cove it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your blue lace flowers if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Cove

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.

Plants to Grow in Orange Cove

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