The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant saxifraga in Deerfield Beach can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Saxifraga

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

Saxifraga are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant saxifraga 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 saxifraga and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your saxifraga may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your saxifraga indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Deerfield Beach the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Deerfield Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Deerfield Beach you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your saxifraga if you have a surprise 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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