The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Ormond Beach you can determine when it's possible to plant polka dot plant by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

Frost tolerance for polka dot plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since polka dot plant do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Ormond 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 polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your polka dot plant may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your polka dot plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Ormond Beach. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ormond Beach is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Ormond Beach you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your polka dot plant in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ormond 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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