One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Holmes Beach you will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant pentas.

Planting Calendar for Pentas

Frost tolerance for pentas:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since pentas do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pentas in Holmes Beach 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 pentas and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your pentas may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your pentas indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Holmes Beach. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Holmes Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Holmes Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your pentas in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Holmes Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Holmes Beach

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