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.

A way of figuring out when you can plant iresene is to use the USDA zone info for Lake Mary.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

Since iresene are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Lake Mary 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iresene may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your iresene indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Lake Mary. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Mary may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Mary you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your iresene if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Mary

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 Mary

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