One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant sutera in Orange can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sutera

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

You can plant sutera a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Orange. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Orange is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Orange there is a last frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your sutera in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange

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.

Plants to Grow in Orange

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Orange.