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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant alternaria by checking out the USDA zone info for Hialeah.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

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

You can not plant alternaria until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant alternaria in Hialeah 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 alternaria and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your alternaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your alternaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Hialeah. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hialeah is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hialeah last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your alternaria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hialeah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Hialeah

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