Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant hosta is to use the USDA zone info for Woodland.

Planting Calendar for Hosta

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

Hosta do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant hosta in Woodland 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 hosta and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your hosta may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hosta indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Woodland. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Woodland is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Woodland last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your hosta in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woodland

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.

Plants to Grow in Woodland

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Woodland.