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.

One way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant anise is to examine the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne.

Planting Calendar for Anise

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

Anise are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant anise in Key Biscayne 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 anise and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your anise may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your anise indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Key Biscayne it never frosts. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 40°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since it never frosts in Key Biscayne you do not have to be ready to cover your anise in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Key Biscayne

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.

Plants to Grow in Key Biscayne

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