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

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant fuchsia by looking at the USDA zone info for Raymondville.

Planting Calendar for Fuchsia

Frost tolerance for fuchsia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since fuchsia do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fuchsia in Raymondville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant fuchsia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your fuchsia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your fuchsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Raymondville. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Raymondville is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Raymondville you get a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your fuchsia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Raymondville

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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