When to Plant Thunbergia in Pico Rivera, CA

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.

In Pico Rivera you can figure out when it's possible to plant thunbergia by checking out the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Thunbergia are not cold tolerant which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant thunbergia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant thunbergia
Probably not a good time to plant thunbergia

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Pico Rivera 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 thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your thunbergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Pico Rivera. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pico Rivera may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pico Rivera it frosts late in the year after January 31 so always be ready to protect your thunbergia in the event of 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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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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