Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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 figure out when it's a good idea to plant ageratum in Fort Walton Beach by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

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

Ageratum require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Fort Walton Beach is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your ageratum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Fort Walton Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Walton Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Walton Beach you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your ageratum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Walton Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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