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.

The USDA zone info for Satellite Beach can be used to determine when you can plant ageratum.

Planting Calendar for Ageratum

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

Since ageratum do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Satellite Beach 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your ageratum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Satellite Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Satellite Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Satellite Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your ageratum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Satellite Beach

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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