The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant nierembergia in Margate should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

Nierembergia require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Margate. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Margate is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Margate you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your nierembergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

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

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