The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Patterson you can determine when it's possible to plant garlic by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Garlic

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

Garlic do ok in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant garlic in Patterson 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 garlic and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your garlic may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your garlic indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Patterson. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Patterson may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Patterson there is a last frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your garlic if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Patterson

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 Patterson

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