Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when to plant bellis is to consult the USDA zone info for Safety Harbor.

Planting Calendar for Bellis

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

Since bellis do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant bellis in Safety Harbor 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 bellis and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your bellis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bellis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Safety Harbor. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Safety Harbor may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Safety Harbor you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your bellis if you have one of those late frosts.

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.