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.

In Neptune Beach you can estimate when it's the best time to plant nierembergia by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Nierembergia

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

It's a bad idea to plant nierembergia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in Neptune Beach is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your nierembergia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your nierembergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Neptune Beach. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Neptune Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Neptune Beach it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your nierembergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Neptune Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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