One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when you can plant bishop's weed is to examine the USDA zone info for Pismo Beach.

Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since bishop's weed are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Pismo Beach 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Pismo Beach. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pismo Beach may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Pismo Beach you get a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your bishop's weed if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pismo Beach

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 Pismo Beach

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