One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Venice it's possible to figure out when you can plant sweetscented bedstraw.

Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweetscented Bedstraw can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Venice is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Venice is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Venice it frosts late in the year after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your sweetscented bedstraw in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Venice

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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.

Plants to Grow in Venice

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