Penney Farms, FL 32079 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Penney Farms, FL?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 02/01, roughly 157 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 01/05, about 330 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Penney Farms in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 19 weeks of growing season left in Penney Farms before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
02/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 12/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Penney Farms compares
About 330 days separate Penney Farms's last and first frost, putting it 3,064 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within FL, it ranks 1,180 of 1,609.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Penney Farms can differ from the 32079 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 9a and Penney Farms's frost date answer different questions.