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

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant painted tongues by checking out the USDA zone info for Solvang.

Planting Calendar for Painted Tongues

Frost tolerance for painted tongues:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since painted tongues are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant painted tongues in Solvang 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 painted tongues and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your painted tongues may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your painted tongues indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Solvang. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Solvang is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Solvang you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your painted tongues in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Solvang

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 Solvang

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