Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Ingleside can be used to determine when it's the best time to plant anise.

Planting Calendar for Anise

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

Anise are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Ingleside. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Ingleside may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Ingleside it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your anise if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ingleside

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.

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