One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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 a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant iresene by checking out the USDA zone info for Fort Lauderdale.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

Frost tolerance for iresene:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You really shouldn't plant iresene until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Fort Lauderdale. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Lauderdale is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Lauderdale there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your iresene in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Lauderdale

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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