The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when you can plant scarlet pimpernels is to look at the USDA zone info for Lake Wales.

Planting Calendar for Scarlet Pimpernels

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

You can plant scarlet pimpernels slightly earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant scarlet pimpernels in Lake Wales is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Lake Wales. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lake Wales may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Wales there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scarlet pimpernels in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Wales

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 Wales

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lake Wales.