When to Plant Torenia in North Palm Beach, FL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant torenia in North Palm Beach should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Torenia

Frost tolerance for torenia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant torenia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant torenia
Probably not a good time to plant torenia

The earliest that you can plant torenia in North Palm Beach is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant torenia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torenia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your torenia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in North Palm Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for North Palm Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in North Palm Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your torenia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Palm Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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