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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant santolina is to look at the USDA zone info for Bristol.

Planting Calendar for Santolina

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

Santolina do well in cold which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant santolina in Bristol 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 santolina and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your santolina may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your santolina indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bristol. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bristol may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bristol it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your santolina in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bristol

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Bristol

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