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.

The best time to plant rhubarb in West Hollywood should be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Rhubarb

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

Rhubarb do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant rhubarb 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 rhubarb and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your rhubarb may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your rhubarb indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in West Hollywood. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West Hollywood is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in West Hollywood last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your rhubarb in the event of a surprise late frost.

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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