One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant cerastium by looking at the USDA zone info for Cape Canaveral.

Planting Calendar for Cerastium

Frost tolerance for cerastium:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant cerastium a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant cerastium in Cape Canaveral 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 cerastium and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your cerastium may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your cerastium indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Cape Canaveral the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cape Canaveral may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cape Canaveral there is a last frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your cerastium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cape Canaveral

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 Cape Canaveral

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