When to Plant Crossandra in Redondo Beach, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when to plant crossandra in Redondo Beach by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

You can not plant crossandra until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Redondo Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Redondo Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Redondo Beach it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your crossandra if you have a surprise 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 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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