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

By looking at the USDA zone info for Tampa you should be able to estimate when it's possible to plant aegopodium.

Planting Calendar for Aegopodium

Frost tolerance for aegopodium:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Aegopodium are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant aegopodium in Tampa 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 aegopodium and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your aegopodium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your aegopodium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Tampa. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tampa may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Tampa there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your aegopodium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tampa

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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