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

The USDA zone info for Coral Gables can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant pyrethrum.

Planting Calendar for Pyrethrum

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

Pyrethrum are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant pyrethrum in Coral Gables 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 pyrethrum and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your pyrethrum may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your pyrethrum indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Coral Gables the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Coral Gables is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Coral Gables you get a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pyrethrum in the event of 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 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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