The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Jacksonville Beach you should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant baby blue eyes.

Planting Calendar for Baby Blue Eyes

Frost tolerance for baby blue eyes:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Baby Blue Eyes do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Jacksonville 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 baby blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Jacksonville Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Jacksonville Beach may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Jacksonville Beach last frost occurs after February 15 so always be ready to cover your baby blue eyes if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jacksonville Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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