One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant black eyed susans in Redondo Beach by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant black eyed susans until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans in Redondo Beach 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your black eyed susans indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Redondo Beach. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Redondo Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Redondo Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your black eyed susans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Redondo Beach

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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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