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.

The earliest that you can plant endive in San Bernardino can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Endive

Frost tolerance for endive:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant endive in San Bernardino 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 endive and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your endive may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your endive indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in San Bernardino. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for San Bernardino is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in San Bernardino last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your endive in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Bernardino

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 San Bernardino

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