One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Orinda can be reviewed to figure out when it's a good idea to plant sweet woodruff.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Woodruff

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

Sweet Woodruff do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweet woodruff in Orinda 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 sweet woodruff and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sweet woodruff may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sweet woodruff indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Orinda the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Orinda is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Orinda it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your sweet woodruff if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orinda

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 Orinda

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