When to Plant Alternaria in Boca Raton, FL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant alternaria in Boca Raton should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Alternaria

Frost tolerance for alternaria: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Since alternaria require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant alternaria
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant alternaria
Probably not a good time to plant alternaria

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Boca Raton 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 alternaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your alternaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your alternaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Boca Raton the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your alternaria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boca Raton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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