One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Cocoa you should be able to determine when to plant sorrel.

Planting Calendar for Sorrel

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

Sorrel are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Cocoa. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cocoa may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cocoa there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your sorrel if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cocoa

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 Cocoa

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Cocoa.