One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant anagallis by looking at the USDA zone info for Sierra Madre.

Planting Calendar for Anagallis

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

Since anagallis do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Sierra Madre. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sierra Madre is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sierra Madre it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your anagallis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sierra Madre

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.

Plants to Grow in Sierra Madre

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sierra Madre.