One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In West Palm Beach you can figure out when it's possible to plant eggplants by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Eggplants

Frost tolerance for eggplants:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant eggplants until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant eggplants in West Palm Beach is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant eggplants and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your eggplants may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your eggplants indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in West Palm Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West Palm Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in West Palm Beach last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your eggplants if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Palm Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in West Palm Beach

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