When to Plant Crassula in Auburndale, FL

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

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant crassula is to check out the USDA zone info for Auburndale.


Planting Calendar for Crassula

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

Since crassula require warm weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant crassula
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant crassula
Probably not a good time to plant crassula

The earliest that you can plant crassula in Auburndale 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your crassula indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Auburndale. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Auburndale is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Auburndale it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your crassula if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Auburndale

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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