Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 Sacramento can be looked at to determine when to plant evolvulus.

Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

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

Evolvulus require warm weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in West Sacramento is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your evolvulus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your evolvulus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in West Sacramento. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for West Sacramento and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in West Sacramento you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your evolvulus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Sacramento

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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