One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Sebring can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

Frost tolerance for polka dot plant:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Sebring is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your polka dot plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Sebring. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sebring may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Sebring you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your polka dot plant if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sebring

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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