When to Plant Artemesia in Twentynine Palms, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms you will be able to figure out when you can plant artemesia.

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Planting Calendar for Artemesia

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

You can plant artemesia a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant artemesia
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The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Twentynine Palms 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 artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your artemesia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your artemesia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Twentynine Palms the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Twentynine Palms you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your artemesia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Twentynine Palms

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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