One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant sedum in Auburndale by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Sedum

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

You can plant sedum much earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant sedum in Auburndale 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 sedum and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your sedum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sedum indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Auburndale is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Auburndale there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your sedum if you have a late frost.

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 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 Auburndale

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