One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant gomphrena by checking out the USDA zone info for Fernandina Beach.

Planting Calendar for Gomphrena

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

Gomphrena do well in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Fernandina Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fernandina Beach may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fernandina Beach you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your gomphrena in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fernandina Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Fernandina Beach

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