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

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant plectranthus by looking at the USDA zone info for Ventura.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant plectranthus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Ventura. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Ventura may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ventura you get a frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your plectranthus in the event of a late frost.

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.