Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant iresene is to look at the USDA zone info for Pahokee.

Planting Calendar for Iresene

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

Iresene require warm weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant iresene in Pahokee 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 iresene and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iresene may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your iresene indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Pahokee may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pahokee you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your iresene 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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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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