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

In San Pablo you can determine when to plant creeping zinnia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Creeping Zinnia

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

Since creeping zinnia are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for San Pablo is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in San Pablo last frost occurs after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your creeping zinnia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for San Pablo

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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