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.

You can figure out when you can plant brachycome in Westlake by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brachycome

Frost tolerance for brachycome:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since brachycome require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brachycome in Westlake is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant brachycome and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brachycome may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your brachycome indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Westlake. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Westlake is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Westlake you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your brachycome if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Westlake

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.

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