One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's a good idea to plant dichondra by reviewing the USDA zone info for San Juan Capistrano.

Planting Calendar for Dichondra

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

Dichondra do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dichondra in San Juan Capistrano 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 dichondra and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dichondra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your dichondra indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for San Juan Capistrano is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in San Juan Capistrano there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your dichondra if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Juan Capistrano

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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