The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening 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 figure out when you can plant delphinium.

Planting Calendar for Delphinium

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

Delphinium do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant delphinium in Seminole 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 delphinium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your delphinium may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your delphinium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

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 is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Seminole last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your delphinium if you have a surprise late frost.

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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