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

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant twinspur is to check out the USDA zone info for Simi Valley.

Planting Calendar for Twinspur

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

Since twinspur are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant twinspur in Simi Valley 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 twinspur and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your twinspur may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your twinspur indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Simi Valley. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Simi Valley may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary 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 twinspur if you have a late frost.

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.

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