One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's a good idea to plant trifolium by referring to the USDA zone info for Winter Park.

Planting Calendar for Trifolium

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

You can plant trifolium just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant trifolium in Winter Park 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 trifolium and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your trifolium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your trifolium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Winter Park the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Winter Park is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Winter Park it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your trifolium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winter Park

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 Park

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