When to Plant Euphorbia in Oldsmar, FL

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Oldsmar you can determine when you can plant euphorbia by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Euphorbia do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Oldsmar. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oldsmar is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Oldsmar it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your euphorbia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oldsmar

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.

Plants to Grow in Oldsmar

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