One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant bacopa in San Jose can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

Frost tolerance for bacopa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bacopa slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in San Jose 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 bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bacopa indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for San Jose is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in San Jose last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your bacopa in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Jose

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.

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