The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when you can plant monkey flower is to check out the USDA zone info for Poway.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Poway is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Poway. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Poway is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Poway last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your monkey flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Poway

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 Poway

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