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 artemesia is to check out the USDA zone info for Marco Island.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

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

Artemesia are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Marco Island. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Marco Island may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Marco Island you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your artemesia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marco Island

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Marco Island

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Marco Island.