One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant achimenes in Miami Beach by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Achimenes

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

It's not a good idea to plant achimenes until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant achimenes in Miami Beach is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant achimenes and expect a good harvest is probably November. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your achimenes may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your achimenes indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Miami Beach it never frosts. It might get as low as 40°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Miami Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since it never frosts in Miami Beach you do not have to be ready to protect your achimenes if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Miami Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	40°F
Highest Expected Low	45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

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