One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant browallia is to use the USDA zone info for Scotts Valley.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

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

You should not plant browallia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Scotts Valley 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 browallia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your browallia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Scotts Valley. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Scotts Valley and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Scotts Valley last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your browallia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Scotts Valley

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 Scotts Valley

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