Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Indian Rocks Beach you can figure out when to plant lobelia by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lobelia

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

You can plant lobelia quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant lobelia in Indian Rocks Beach 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 lobelia and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your lobelia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lobelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Indian Rocks Beach. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Indian Rocks Beach and it is different every year. Half of the time in Indian Rocks Beach there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lobelia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Indian Rocks 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.

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