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.

In Hollywood you can determine when it's a good idea to plant lobelia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lobelia

Frost tolerance for lobelia:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since lobelia do well in cold you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lobelia in 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 lobelia and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your lobelia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lobelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Hollywood the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hollywood may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hollywood last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your lobelia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for 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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