When to Plant Bishop's Weed in San Anselmo, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 bishop's weed in San Anselmo by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bishop's weed earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant bishop's weed
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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in San Anselmo is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your bishop's weed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in San Anselmo. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for San Anselmo is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in San Anselmo you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your bishop's weed in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for San Anselmo

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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.

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