One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Long Beach can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

Frost tolerance for abutilon:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since abutilon are not cold tolerant you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Long Beach 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 abutilon and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your abutilon may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your abutilon indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Long Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Long Beach and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Long Beach there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your abutilon if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Long Beach

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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