When to Plant Myosotis in New Port Richey, FL

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.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant myosotis in New Port Richey by looking at the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Myosotis

Frost tolerance for myosotis: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Myosotis are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant myosotis
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant myosotis
Probably not a good time to plant myosotis

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in New Port Richey 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your myosotis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in New Port Richey. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for New Port Richey is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in New Port Richey last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your myosotis in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Port Richey

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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