One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 possible to plant bacopa is to refer to the USDA zone info for Soledad.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

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

Bacopa are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in Soledad 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 bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your bacopa indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Soledad is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Soledad there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your bacopa if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Soledad

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 Soledad

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Soledad.