One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant polka dot plant by looking at the USDA zone info for Pacific Grove.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

Frost tolerance for polka dot plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant polka dot plant until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Pacific Grove 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 polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your polka dot plant indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Pacific Grove. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pacific Grove may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pacific Grove you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your polka dot plant if you have a 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.

Plants to Grow in Pacific Grove

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