When to Plant Sweetscented Bedstraw in Cape Canaveral, FL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant sweetscented bedstraw in Cape Canaveral should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sweetscented Bedstraw

Frost tolerance for sweetscented bedstraw: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sweetscented Bedstraw do well in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant sweetscented bedstraw
Probably not a good time to plant sweetscented bedstraw

The earliest that you can plant sweetscented bedstraw in Cape Canaveral 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 sweetscented bedstraw and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweetscented bedstraw may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sweetscented bedstraw indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Cape Canaveral. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Cape Canaveral is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cape Canaveral there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your sweetscented bedstraw 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 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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