One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Tulare you can determine when it's the best time to plant erysimum by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Erysimum

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

Erysimum do ok in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant erysimum in Tulare 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 erysimum and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your erysimum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your erysimum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Tulare. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tulare may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Tulare it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your erysimum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tulare

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Tulare

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