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.

In Fort Lauderdale you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant trachelium by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

It's a bad idea to plant trachelium until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Fort Lauderdale 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Fort Lauderdale. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Lauderdale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Lauderdale last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your trachelium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Lauderdale

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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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