The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant doronicum in Mission by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Doronicum

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

Doronicum can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant doronicum in Mission 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 doronicum and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your doronicum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your doronicum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Mission. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mission may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mission it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your doronicum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mission

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Mission

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