One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant iresene is to look at the USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

Since iresene are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Green Cove Springs. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Green Cove Springs you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your iresene 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 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.

Plants to Grow in Green Cove Springs

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