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

A way of determining when it's possible to plant strawberries is to look at the USDA zone info for Deerfield Beach.

Planting Calendar for Strawberries

Frost tolerance for strawberries:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant strawberries earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Deerfield Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Deerfield Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your strawberries if you have one of those late frosts.

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.

Plants to Grow in Deerfield Beach

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