The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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 determine when it's possible to plant dusty miller in South Pasadena by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dusty Miller

Frost tolerance for dusty miller:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Dusty Miller do well in cold which means that you can plant them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dusty miller in South Pasadena 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 dusty miller and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your dusty miller may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dusty miller indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in South Pasadena. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for South Pasadena may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in South Pasadena it frosts late in the year after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your dusty miller if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for South Pasadena

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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