One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 first opportunity to plant lysimachia in Long Beach can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Long Beach is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Long Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Long Beach may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Long Beach it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your lysimachia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Long Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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