One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant arctotis by using the USDA zone info for Seal Beach.

Planting Calendar for Arctotis

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

Since arctotis are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Seal Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Seal Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Seal Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so always be ready to cover your arctotis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Seal Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Seal Beach

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Seal Beach.