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

In Vidor you can determine when you can plant iberis by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iberis

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

Iberis do ok in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant iberis in Vidor is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant iberis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iberis may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your iberis indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Vidor. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Vidor may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Vidor you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your iberis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vidor

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Vidor

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