The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. 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 can be read to estimate when you can plant sanvitalia.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

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

Since sanvitalia do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Homestead 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 sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sanvitalia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sanvitalia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Homestead. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Homestead may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Homestead last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your sanvitalia in the event of a surprise late frost.

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.