One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You will be able to determine when it's the best time to plant sanvitalia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Soledad.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

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

Sanvitalia do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Soledad. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Soledad is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Soledad you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your sanvitalia in the event of 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

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