Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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 determine when it's possible to plant torenia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

Frost tolerance for torenia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You can not plant torenia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant torenia 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your torenia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Tavares. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tavares is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Tavares it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your torenia in the event of 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.

Plants to Grow in Tavares

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