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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant blue throatwort in South Gate by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Throatwort

Frost tolerance for blue throatwort:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's not a good idea to plant blue throatwort until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant blue throatwort in South Gate 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 blue throatwort and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your blue throatwort may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your blue throatwort indoors.

Last Frost Date

In South Gate the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for South Gate may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in South Gate it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your blue throatwort if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for South Gate

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in South Gate

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