One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

The first chance to plant aurinia in Winter Haven can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Aurinia

Frost tolerance for aurinia:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Aurinia do well in cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Winter Haven 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 aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your aurinia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your aurinia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Winter Haven. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Winter Haven is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Winter Haven there is a last frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your aurinia 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

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Winter Haven.