One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant money plant is to check out the USDA zone info for Gainesville.

Planting Calendar for Money Plant

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

Since money plant do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant money plant in Gainesville 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 money plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your money plant may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your money plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Gainesville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Gainesville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Gainesville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your money plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gainesville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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