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

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant streptocarpella is to refer to the USDA zone info for San Juan Capistrano.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

Frost tolerance for streptocarpella:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably a bad idea to plant streptocarpella until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your streptocarpella indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for San Juan Capistrano and it is different every year. Since half of the time in San Juan Capistrano there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your streptocarpella in the event of a surprise 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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