When to Plant Crassula in Coral Gables, FL

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 USDA zone info for Coral Gables should be read to estimate when to plant crassula.


Planting Calendar for Crassula

Frost tolerance for crassula: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

Crassula are not cold tolerant which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant crassula 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 crassula and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your crassula may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your crassula indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Coral Gables. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Coral Gables is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Coral Gables it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your crassula if you have a 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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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.

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