Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant firebush is to check out the USDA zone info for Lake Alfred.

Planting Calendar for Firebush

Frost tolerance for firebush:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since firebush require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant firebush in Lake Alfred 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 firebush and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your firebush may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your firebush indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Alfred is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Lake Alfred you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your firebush if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Alfred

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.

Plants to Grow in Lake Alfred

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