Planting planner: Tampa, Florida

Typical last spring frost January 20 (1 spring in 10 later than February 10). Typical first fall frost January 12 (1 fall in 10 earlier than December 23). Growing season about 365 days.

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Frost likely Frost possible Frost unlikely Frost is possible from December 23 through February 10, and unlikely the rest of the year. The dashed lines are the typical dates: the last frost around January 20 and the first around January 12.

Frost comes in fewer than half of years here (about 35 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 Tampa International Airport (station USW00012842), 4 miles from the center of Tampa. 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/tampa/

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