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

You can determine when it's the best time to plant black eyed susans in Fort Myers by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since black eyed susans require warm weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Fort Myers. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Myers is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Myers it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your black eyed susans in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Myers

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.

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