Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when you can plant fuchsia is to check out the USDA zone info for Daytona Beach.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

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

It's a bad idea to plant fuchsia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia in Daytona Beach is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Daytona Beach. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Daytona Beach may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Daytona Beach last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your fuchsia in the event of 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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