When to Plant Stevia in San Marino, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening 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 estimating when it's possible to plant stevia is to consult the USDA zone info for San Marino.


Planting Calendar for Stevia

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

It's not a good idea to plant stevia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant stevia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant stevia
Probably not a good time to plant stevia

The earliest that you can plant stevia in San Marino 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 stevia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your stevia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your stevia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for San Marino may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in San Marino you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your stevia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Marino

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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