One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 Dunedin you can estimate when it's possible to plant brussels sprouts by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brussels Sprouts

Frost tolerance for brussels sprouts:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant brussels sprouts just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brussels sprouts in Dunedin 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 brussels sprouts and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your brussels sprouts may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your brussels sprouts indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Dunedin. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Dunedin is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Dunedin there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your brussels sprouts in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dunedin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Dunedin

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