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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Beaumont you should be able to estimate when it's possible to plant chinese chives.

Planting Calendar for Chinese chives

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

Chinese chives do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chinese chives in Beaumont is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant chinese chives and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your chinese chives may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chinese chives indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Beaumont is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Beaumont you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your chinese chives if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beaumont

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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