One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

You should be able to figure out when you can plant beets by using the USDA zone info for Starke.

Planting Calendar for Beets

Frost tolerance for beets:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant beets a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant beets in Starke is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant beets and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your beets may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your beets indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Starke. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Starke may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Starke it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your beets in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Starke

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Starke

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Starke.