One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's a good idea to plant trachelium is to check out the USDA zone info for Satellite Beach.

Planting Calendar for Trachelium

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

Since trachelium are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant trachelium 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 trachelium and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your trachelium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your trachelium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last 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 just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Satellite Beach there is a last frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your trachelium in the event of 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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