One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Port Hueneme you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant torenia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

Frost tolerance for torenia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since torenia require warm weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Port Hueneme 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Port Hueneme. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Port Hueneme is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Port Hueneme you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your torenia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Port Hueneme

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 Port Hueneme

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