Planting planner: Cape Coral, Florida
Typical last spring frost January 16 (1 spring in 10 later than February 2). Typical first fall frost January 13 (1 fall in 10 earlier than December 31). Growing season about 365 days.
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Frost comes in fewer than half of years here (about 14 years in 100), so we don't build a planting calendar around it: in most years there is no last frost to plant after. Your county's extension office publishes planting dates made for your climate.
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Dates from NOAA's 1991 to 2020 climate normals for Fort Myers Page Field Airport (station USW00012835), 9 miles from the center of Cape Coral. Planting rules: Colorado State University Extension GardenNotes #720 (spring), Virginia Cooperative Extension 426-334 (fall crops), University of Minnesota Extension (garlic). Spring bulbs: plant when the soil has cooled to about 50 to 55°F, until a couple of weeks before the ground freezes (University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension). Full details: https://lastfrostdate.com/frost-dates/florida/cape-coral/