Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden 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 estimating when it's a good idea to plant bacopa is to consult the USDA zone info for Margate.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

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

Since bacopa are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bacopa in Margate 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 bacopa and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bacopa may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bacopa indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Margate. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Margate is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Margate you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your bacopa if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Margate

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Margate

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Margate.