The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Placerville you can figure out when it's the best time to plant heuchera by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

Heuchera do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Placerville 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 heuchera and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your heuchera may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your heuchera indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Placerville. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Placerville is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Placerville last frost occurs after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your heuchera if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Placerville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Placerville

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