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.

The USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens should be used to estimate when it's the best time to plant ageratum.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

Frost tolerance for ageratum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant ageratum until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Palm Beach Gardens. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Palm Beach Gardens there is a last frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your ageratum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach Gardens

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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