Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Belle Glade you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant lantana by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant lantana until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Belle Glade. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Belle Glade is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Belle Glade last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your lantana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belle Glade

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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