When to Plant Steirodiscus in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant steirodiscus by reviewing the USDA zone info for Rancho Palos Verdes.


Planting Calendar for Steirodiscus

Frost tolerance for steirodiscus: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant steirodiscus just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant steirodiscus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant steirodiscus
Probably not a good time to plant steirodiscus

The earliest that you can plant steirodiscus in Rancho Palos Verdes 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 steirodiscus and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your steirodiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your steirodiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Rancho Palos Verdes. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rancho Palos Verdes is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Rancho Palos Verdes there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your steirodiscus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rancho Palos Verdes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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