Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant gherkins by referring to the USDA zone info for New Smyrna Beach.

Planting Calendar for Gherkins

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

You should not plant gherkins until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gherkins in New Smyrna 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 gherkins and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your gherkins may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gherkins indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in New Smyrna Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for New Smyrna Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in New Smyrna Beach you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your gherkins if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Smyrna Beach

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 Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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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