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 earliest that you can plant ageratum in Orange Park should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

Frost tolerance for ageratum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since ageratum do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Orange Park 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 ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your ageratum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Orange Park. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Orange Park is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Orange Park you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your ageratum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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