One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant schizanthus in Oakland by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Schizanthus

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant schizanthus until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Oakland. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Oakland may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Oakland you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your schizanthus in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oakland

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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