One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 earliest that you can plant nierembergia in North Port should be estimated by looking at 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.

Since nierembergia require warm weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant nierembergia in North Port 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. If you wait any later than that and your nierembergia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your nierembergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In North Port the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for North Port is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in North Port it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your nierembergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Port

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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