When to Plant Sutera in Green Cove Springs, FL

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 figure out when it's possible to plant sutera by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sutera

Frost tolerance for sutera: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Sutera are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

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

The last month that you can plant sutera and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your sutera may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sutera indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Green Cove Springs there is a last frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your sutera in the event of a surprise 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 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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