One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Green Cove Springs you can determine when to plant chrysanthemum by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysanthemum

Frost tolerance for chrysanthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant chrysanthemum until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant chrysanthemum in Green Cove Springs is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant chrysanthemum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your chrysanthemum may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your chrysanthemum indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Green Cove Springs last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your chrysanthemum if you have a late frost.

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 Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°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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