One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 USDA zone info for Los Fresnos should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant sweet sultan.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Sultan

Frost tolerance for sweet sultan:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Sultan are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet sultan 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 sweet sultan and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sweet sultan may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet sultan indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Los Fresnos the average date of last frost happens on January 31. 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 will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Los Fresnos you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your sweet sultan 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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