One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 USDA zone info for Ventura should be read to estimate when you can plant aegopodium.

Planting Calendar for Aegopodium

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

Aegopodium are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant aegopodium in Ventura 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 aegopodium and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your aegopodium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your aegopodium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Ventura the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ventura is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Ventura you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your aegopodium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ventura

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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.

Plants to Grow in Ventura

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Ventura.