One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You can estimate when to plant browallia in Pismo Beach by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant browallia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Pismo Beach 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your browallia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Pismo Beach the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in 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 last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your browallia if you have a surprise 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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