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

You should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant centaurea by reviewing the USDA zone info for Vero Beach.

Planting Calendar for Centaurea

Frost tolerance for centaurea:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant centaurea just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant centaurea in Vero Beach 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 centaurea and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your centaurea may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your centaurea indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Vero Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Vero Beach you get a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your centaurea if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Vero Beach

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.

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