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

In West Hollywood you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant garden mums by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garden Mums

Frost tolerance for garden mums:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Garden Mums are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in West Hollywood. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for West Hollywood is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in West Hollywood you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your garden mums 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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