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.

In Oviedo you can determine when it's the best time to plant tomatos by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tomatos

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

Since tomatos do not do well in cold weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant tomatos in Oviedo 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 tomatos and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your tomatos may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your tomatos indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Oviedo. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oviedo is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Oviedo you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your tomatos in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oviedo

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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