The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Simi Valley can be looked at to figure out when it's possible to plant streptocarpella.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

Since streptocarpella require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your streptocarpella indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Simi Valley. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Simi Valley may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Simi Valley it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your streptocarpella 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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