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 earliest that you can plant coreopsis in Pacific Grove can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Coreopsis

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

Coreopsis are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant coreopsis in Pacific Grove 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 coreopsis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your coreopsis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your coreopsis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Pacific Grove. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Pacific Grove is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pacific Grove you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so always be ready to cover your coreopsis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pacific Grove

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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