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.

It's a good idea to estimate when you can plant crassula by using the USDA zone info for Simi Valley.

Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant crassula until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Simi 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your crassula indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Simi Valley. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Simi Valley is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Simi Valley you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your crassula in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Simi 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 Simi Valley

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