The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when you can plant artemesia in Winter Haven by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Artemesia

Frost tolerance for artemesia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Artemesia do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant artemesia in Winter Haven 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 artemesia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your artemesia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your artemesia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Winter Haven. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Winter Haven is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Winter Haven there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your artemesia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winter Haven

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 Winter Haven

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