One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 ageratum in Thousand Oaks by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

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

Since ageratum are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Thousand Oaks. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Thousand Oaks 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 Thousand Oaks last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your ageratum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Thousand Oaks

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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