The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant saxifraga in Sanibel can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Saxifraga

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

You can plant saxifraga just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant saxifraga 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 saxifraga and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your saxifraga may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your saxifraga indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind 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 make sure that you are prepared to protect your saxifraga if you have a surprise late frost.

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.

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