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.

The best time to plant plectranthus in Altamonte Springs should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Plectranthus

Frost tolerance for plectranthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Plectranthus do not do well in cold weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant plectranthus in Altamonte Springs 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 plectranthus and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your plectranthus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your plectranthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Altamonte Springs. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Altamonte Springs may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Altamonte Springs there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your plectranthus in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Altamonte Springs

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.

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