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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant trachelium by looking at the USDA zone info for Jacksonville.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

Frost tolerance for trachelium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since trachelium are not cold tolerant it's important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium in Jacksonville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Jacksonville. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Jacksonville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Jacksonville it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your trachelium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Jacksonville

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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