Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant sorrel in Pico Rivera by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sorrel

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

Since sorrel are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sorrel 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 sorrel and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your sorrel may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sorrel indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Pico Rivera. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pico Rivera is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pico Rivera it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your sorrel in the event of a late frost.

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.

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