Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 estimating when you can plant fuchsia is to check out the USDA zone info for San Mateo.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

Frost tolerance for fuchsia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Fuchsia require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in San Mateo. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for San Mateo is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in San Mateo there is a last frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your fuchsia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for San Mateo

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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