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

By checking out the USDA zone info for San Jacinto it's a good idea to estimate when to plant scabiosa.

Planting Calendar for Scabiosa

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

Since scabiosa are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in San Jacinto. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for San Jacinto and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in San Jacinto you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your scabiosa in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Jacinto

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 Jacinto

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