Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant abutilon by looking at the USDA zone info for San Gabriel.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

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

Since abutilon do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in San Gabriel 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 abutilon and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your abutilon may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your abutilon indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in San Gabriel. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for San Gabriel is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in San Gabriel it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your abutilon in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Gabriel

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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