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.

One way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant begonias is to use the USDA zone info for Coral Gables.

Planting Calendar for Begonias

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

Begonias are not cold tolerant which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant begonias in Coral Gables 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 begonias and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your begonias may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your begonias indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Coral Gables. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Coral Gables is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Coral Gables it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your begonias if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Coral Gables

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Coral Gables

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