One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant mecardonia in Miami can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Mecardonia

Frost tolerance for mecardonia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant mecardonia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant mecardonia in Miami 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 mecardonia and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your mecardonia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your mecardonia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Miami it never frosts. You should expect an average low temperature of 40°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Miami may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since it never frosts in Miami you do not have to be ready to protect your mecardonia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Miami

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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