When to Plant Bellis in Green Cove Springs, FL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs should be used to figure out when you can plant bellis.


Planting Calendar for Bellis

Frost tolerance for bellis: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since bellis do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant bellis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bellis
Probably not a good time to plant bellis

The earliest that you can plant bellis in Green Cove Springs 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 bellis and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your bellis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your bellis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Green Cove Springs the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Green Cove Springs it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bellis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Green Cove Springs

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 Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°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.

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