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.

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant lisianthus is to examine the USDA zone info for Los Fresnos.

Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

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

You can not plant lisianthus until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Los Fresnos 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 lisianthus and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lisianthus may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your lisianthus indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Los Fresnos. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Los Fresnos is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Los Fresnos you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your lisianthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Los Fresnos

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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