When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Fort Pierce, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's the best time to plant bishop's weed is to consult the USDA zone info for Fort Pierce.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bishop's weed a lot earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant bishop's weed
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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Fort Pierce 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 bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bishop's weed indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Fort Pierce. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Fort Pierce 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 Fort Pierce last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bishop's weed if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Pierce

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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