One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Santa Paula should be looked at to estimate when to plant missouri primrose.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

Frost tolerance for missouri primrose:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant missouri primrose a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Santa Paula is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your missouri primrose may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Santa Paula. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Santa Paula and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Santa Paula you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your missouri primrose in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Paula

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 Paula

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