One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant nemesia in Santa Clarita by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nemesia

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

You really shouldn't plant nemesia until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant nemesia in Santa Clarita is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant nemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your nemesia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Santa Clarita. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to cover your nemesia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Clarita

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Santa Clarita

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