One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Church Point can be used to estimate when to plant alstromeria.

Planting Calendar for Alstromeria

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

You can plant alstromeria a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant alstromeria in Church Point 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 alstromeria and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your alstromeria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your alstromeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Church Point. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Church Point is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Church Point you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your alstromeria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Church Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Church Point

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