One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Pleasanton you can estimate when it's possible to plant gayfeather by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gayfeather

Frost tolerance for gayfeather:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since gayfeather do well in cold you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gayfeather in Pleasanton 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 gayfeather and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your gayfeather may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gayfeather indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Pleasanton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pleasanton is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pleasanton it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your gayfeather in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pleasanton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Pleasanton

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