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 Bartow you can figure out when to plant begonias by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Begonias

Frost tolerance for begonias:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant begonias until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant begonias in Bartow 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 begonias and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your begonias may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your begonias indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Bartow. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bartow is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bartow you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your begonias if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bartow

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 Bartow

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