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

In Pinole you can determine when it's possible to plant stoneseed by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

Frost tolerance for stoneseed:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant stoneseed until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Pinole 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 stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your stoneseed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your stoneseed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Pinole. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pinole may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Pinole you get a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your stoneseed in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pinole

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 Pinole

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