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.

You should be able to estimate when it's possible to plant ageratum by reviewing the USDA zone info for Safety Harbor.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

Frost tolerance for ageratum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant ageratum until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Safety Harbor 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. If you wait any later than that and your ageratum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Safety Harbor. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Safety Harbor is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Safety Harbor you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your ageratum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Safety Harbor

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 Safety Harbor

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Safety Harbor.