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.

In Sanibel you can estimate when it's the best time to plant neeps by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Neeps

Frost tolerance for neeps:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Sanibel. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sanibel is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sanibel there is a last frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your neeps if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sanibel

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 Sanibel

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sanibel.