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.

In Deerfield Beach you can figure out when it's possible to plant ageratum by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

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

Ageratum are not cold tolerant which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Deerfield 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 ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your ageratum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Deerfield Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Deerfield Beach may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Deerfield Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your ageratum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Deerfield Beach

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.

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