One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant sweet williams is to use the USDA zone info for Myrtle Beach.

Planting Calendar for Sweet Williams

Frost tolerance for sweet williams:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Sweet Williams do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant sweet williams in Myrtle 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 sweet williams and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sweet williams may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your sweet williams indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Myrtle Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Myrtle Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Myrtle Beach last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your sweet williams if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Myrtle Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Myrtle Beach

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