One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

One way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant calibrachoa is to examine the USDA zone info for Daytona Beach.

Planting Calendar for Calibrachoa

Frost tolerance for calibrachoa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Calibrachoa tend to make it in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant calibrachoa in Daytona Beach 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 calibrachoa and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your calibrachoa may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your calibrachoa indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Daytona Beach. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Daytona Beach may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Daytona Beach it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your calibrachoa if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Daytona Beach

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.

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