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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant basket of gold in Islamorada by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Basket of Gold

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

Since basket of gold are very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant basket of gold in Islamorada 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 basket of gold and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your basket of gold may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your basket of gold indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Islamorada it never frosts. It might get as low as 40°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Islamorada may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since it never frosts in Islamorada you do not have to be ready to cover your basket of gold in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Islamorada

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	40°F
Highest Expected Low	45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

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