Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Vacaville can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

Frost tolerance for basket of gold:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant basket of gold quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Vacaville 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 basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your basket of gold indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Vacaville. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Vacaville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Vacaville there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your basket of gold if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Vacaville

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.

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