When to Plant Nasturtium in Cape Canaveral, FL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Cape Canaveral can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's a good idea to plant nasturtium.


Planting Calendar for Nasturtium

Frost tolerance for nasturtium: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

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

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

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

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.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cape Canaveral is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cape Canaveral you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your nasturtium in the event of one of those late frosts.

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 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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