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 Seminole can be reffered to in order to determine when you can plant carrots.

Planting Calendar for Carrots

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

You can plant carrots a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Seminole. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Seminole may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Seminole you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your carrots if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Seminole

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.

Plants to Grow in Seminole

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