One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

A way of determining when it's the best time to plant bacopa is to examine the USDA zone info for Stuart.

Planting Calendar for Bacopa

Frost tolerance for bacopa:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant bacopa just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

In Stuart the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Stuart is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Stuart it frosts late in the year after January 31 so always be ready to cover your bacopa in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Stuart

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 Stuart

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