One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

A common way of determining when to plant alternaria is to look at the USDA zone info for San Benito.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

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

Since alternaria do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in San Benito is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant alternaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your alternaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your alternaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in San Benito. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for San Benito is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in San Benito it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your alternaria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for San Benito

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 San Benito

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