One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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 Sebastian can be looked at to figure out when it's possible to plant impatiens.

Planting Calendar for Impatiens

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant impatiens until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant impatiens in Sebastian 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 impatiens and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your impatiens may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your impatiens indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Sebastian is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sebastian it frosts late in the year after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your impatiens in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sebastian

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 Sebastian

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