One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 West Hollywood should be used to estimate when it's a good idea to plant bishop's weed.

Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Bishop's Weed are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in West Hollywood. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for West Hollywood and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in West Hollywood you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your bishop's weed in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Hollywood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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