One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

A way of determining when it's possible to plant salvia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Plant City.

Planting Calendar for Salvia

Frost tolerance for salvia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant salvia slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant salvia in Plant City 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 salvia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your salvia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your salvia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Plant City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Plant City is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Plant City it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your salvia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Plant City

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.

Plants to Grow in Plant City

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