When to Plant Baby Blue Eyes in Key Biscayne, FL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant baby blue eyes in Key Biscayne can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.


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 a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant baby blue eyes
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant baby blue eyes
Probably not a good time to plant baby blue eyes

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes 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 baby blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably November. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your baby blue eyes indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since it never frosts in Key Biscayne you do not have to be ready to protect your baby blue eyes in the event of a late frost.

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 Low40°F
Highest Expected Low45°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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