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.

You will be able to figure out when to plant alternaria by using the USDA zone info for Wauchula.

Planting Calendar for Alternaria

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

Since alternaria do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Wauchula is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Wauchula it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your alternaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wauchula

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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