Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when to plant eggplants by referring to the USDA zone info for Sierra Madre.

Planting Calendar for Eggplants

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

Since eggplants require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant eggplants 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 eggplants and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your eggplants may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your eggplants indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Sierra Madre. In the coldest months of winter you should 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 can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sierra Madre you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your eggplants in the event of one of those late frosts.

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

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