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

You will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant euphorbia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Redding.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Euphorbia do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Redding 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Redding. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Redding and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Redding last frost occurs after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your euphorbia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Redding

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 Redding

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Redding.