When to Plant Bishop's Weed in Pahokee, 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 Pahokee you can estimate when it's possible to plant bishop's weed by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bishop's Weed

Frost tolerance for bishop's weed: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bishop's weed earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

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A good time to plant bishop's weed
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bishop's weed
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The earliest that you can plant bishop's weed in Pahokee is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bishop's weed and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your bishop's weed may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your bishop's weed indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Pahokee. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pahokee is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pahokee last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your bishop's weed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pahokee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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