One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when you can plant centaurea in Tehachapi by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Centaurea

Frost tolerance for centaurea:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant centaurea just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant centaurea in Tehachapi 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 centaurea and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your centaurea may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your centaurea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Tehachapi. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Tehachapi may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Tehachapi you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your centaurea in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tehachapi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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