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

The USDA zone info for Plantation can be read to figure out when it's a good idea to plant sweet williams.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

Frost tolerance for sweet williams:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Williams do well in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Plantation 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sweet williams indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Plantation. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Plantation is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Plantation there is a last frost after January 31 so always be ready to cover your sweet williams if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Plantation

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Plantation

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