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When to Plant Forget-Me-Not in Yorba Linda, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 Yorba Linda should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's a good idea to plant forget-me-not.


Planting Calendar for Forget-Me-Not

Frost tolerance for forget-me-not: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Forget-Me-Not do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant forget-me-not
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant forget-me-not
Probably not a good time to plant forget-me-not

The earliest that you can plant forget-me-not in Yorba Linda 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 forget-me-not and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your forget-me-not may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your forget-me-not indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Yorba Linda. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Yorba Linda may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Yorba Linda there is a last frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your forget-me-not if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Yorba Linda

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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