One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Cape Coral can be used to determine when it's the best time to plant streptocarpella.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

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

Since streptocarpella are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Cape Coral 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your streptocarpella may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Cape Coral the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cape Coral is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Cape Coral you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your streptocarpella if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cape Coral

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.

Plants to Grow in Cape Coral

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