The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant campanula by reviewing the USDA zone info for Turlock.

Planting Calendar for Campanula

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

Since campanula do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant campanula in Turlock 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 campanula and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your campanula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your campanula indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Turlock may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Turlock it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your campanula in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Turlock

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 Turlock

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