When to Plant Anagallis in Thousand Oaks, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant anagallis in Thousand Oaks should be estimated by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Anagallis

Frost tolerance for anagallis: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Anagallis can survive in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant anagallis
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The earliest that you can plant anagallis 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 anagallis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your anagallis may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your anagallis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Thousand Oaks. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Thousand Oaks is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Thousand Oaks last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your anagallis in the event of a surprise late frost.

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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