When to Plant Trifolium in Key Biscayne, FL

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.

The best time to plant trifolium in Key Biscayne should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Trifolium

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

Trifolium do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant trifolium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant trifolium
Probably not a good time to plant trifolium

The earliest that you can plant trifolium 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 trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably November. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trifolium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your trifolium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since it never frosts in Key Biscayne you do not have to be ready to cover your trifolium 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 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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