Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Tavares you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant caladium by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Caladium

Frost tolerance for caladium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since caladium are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant caladium in Tavares 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 caladium and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your caladium may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your caladium indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Tavares. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Tavares is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Tavares last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your caladium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tavares

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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