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.

It's a good idea to estimate when to plant black eyed susans by using the USDA zone info for Stuart.

Planting Calendar for Black Eyed Susans

Frost tolerance for black eyed susans:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Black Eyed Susans are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant black eyed susans 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 black eyed susans and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your black eyed susans may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your black eyed susans indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Stuart. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Stuart is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Stuart you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your black eyed susans 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.