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

In Jacksonville you can determine when you can plant baby's breath by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Baby's Breath

Frost tolerance for baby's breath:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Baby's Breath are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant baby's breath in Jacksonville 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 baby's breath and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your baby's breath may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your baby's breath indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Jacksonville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Jacksonville is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Jacksonville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your baby's breath if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jacksonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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