One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant pansies is to check out the USDA zone info for Pico Rivera.

Planting Calendar for Pansies

Frost tolerance for pansies:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Pansies do well in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Pico Rivera. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Pico Rivera and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pico Rivera there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your pansies if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pico Rivera

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Pico Rivera

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