Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Long Beach you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant impatiens by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Impatiens

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

Since impatiens require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Long Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Long Beach you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your impatiens if you have a late frost.

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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