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

In Lake Wales you can determine when it's the best time to plant tritoma by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tritoma

Frost tolerance for tritoma:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since tritoma are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant tritoma in Lake Wales 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 tritoma and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tritoma may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tritoma indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Lake Wales. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lake Wales may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Wales you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your tritoma in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Wales

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 Lake Wales

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lake Wales.