One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The USDA zone info for Homestead should be reffered to in order to determine when you can plant primula.

Planting Calendar for Primula

Frost tolerance for primula:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since primula do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant primula in Homestead is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant primula and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your primula may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your primula indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Homestead. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Homestead may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Homestead it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your primula in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Homestead

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 Homestead

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Homestead.