USDA Hardiness Zone 9b
Frost Dates for 34787 — Winter Garden, Florida
Averages from Orlando W, Fl US, the nearest reporting station, 3.5 miles away.
Plant tender crops after January 28, and expect the first autumn freeze around January 9. That leaves about 343 frost-free days.
- Last spring frost
- January 28
- First fall frost
- January 9
- Growing season
- 343 days
- Hardiness zone
- 9b
50% probability
50% probability
frost-free
25 to 30°F annual low
Planting calendar for 34787
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| November 19 – December 3 | Start peppers and aubergines indoors They need eight to ten weeks under lights before they can go out. |
| December 3 – December 17 | Start tomatoes indoors Six to eight weeks gives a transplant big enough to set fruit early. |
| December 31 – January 14 | Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, radish outdoors These tolerate light frost and prefer to germinate in cool soil. |
| January 28 onward | Transplant tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash, cucumbers The average last freeze has passed — still watch the actual forecast. |
| by October 17 | Sow the autumn crop of carrots, beets and brassicas They need about twelve weeks to size up before growth stops. |
| by December 26 | Harvest tender crops, or be ready to cover them A first freeze two weeks early is well within normal variation. |
| January 9 onward | Plant garlic, mulch beds, lift tender bulbs Garlic wants a cold spell; bare soil loses structure over winter. |
What these dates mean
Wait until after January 28 to put tender plants — tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash — in the ground. That is the date by which half of years in Winter Garden, Florida are past their last freeze. Harvest before January 9, which leaves roughly 343 frost-free days.
ZIP 34787 sits in USDA hardiness zone 9b, meaning the average coldest night of the year falls between 25 to 30°F. Zone decides what survives the winter; frost dates decide when to plant each spring. They are different questions, and a plant can pass one and fail the other.
These are thirty-year NOAA averages for 1991–2020, not a forecast. Any individual year can frost two to three weeks either side of these dates, so check the actual forecast before planting out.