One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Pahokee can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's a good idea to plant monkey flower.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's a bad idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Pahokee. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pahokee may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pahokee it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

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.

Plants to Grow in Pahokee

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