One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant ageratum in Lady Lake can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

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

Ageratum are not cold tolerant which means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Lady Lake 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 ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your ageratum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Lady Lake. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lady Lake may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lady Lake there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your ageratum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lady Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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