When to plant in East Lake-Orient Park, FL
USDA Zone 9bEverything below — frost dates, hardiness zone, and what to plant when in East Lake-Orient Park, Florida — is derived from the closest NOAA station with complete climate normals.
With only about -8 frost-free days, East Lake-Orient Park has a short season — start heat-lovers indoors early, favor quick-maturing varieties, and use row cover to stretch both ends. These dates come from a station roughly 18 km away, the closest with full normals; terrain around East Lake-Orient Park (elevation, water, pavement) can move your real frost dates a few days either way. In zone 9b, frost is a minor factor for East Lake-Orient Park — most perennials thrive, and annual vegetables can go out early and stay late.
The average first fall frost in East Lake-Orient Park is now 8 days later than in the 1981–2010 normals. See how frost dates are shifting nationwide →
Frost probability
TAMPA INTL AP · 1991–2020The date the last spring and first fall frost occur, by threshold and probability. A 90% date is later in spring — and earlier in fall — than a 10% date; the 50% · 32°F row is what most gardeners plan around. These are East Lake-Orient Park’s own odds, recorded at TAMPA INTL AP.
| Threshold | SPRING 10% | SPRING 50% | SPRING 90% | FALL 10% | FALL 50% | FALL 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Feb 23 | Jan 29 | Dec 31 | Dec 14 | Jan 8 | Feb 8 |
| 32°F | Feb 10 | Jan 20 | Dec 27 | Dec 23 | Jan 12 | Feb 5 |
Download this table as CSV ↓ — every threshold and probability, plus this city’s planting-window dates.
What to plant now
TODAY · JULY 19Nothing new to sow or transplant outdoors in the next few weeks — a seasonal lull. Check the full-year calendar below for the next window.
Full-year planting calendar
Each bar is the exact window to take a planting action in East Lake-Orient Park, drawn to the day from the local frost dates. The dashed line is today.
Nearby weather stations
3 within 33 km · complete 32°F normalsWhen stations disagree by more than a few days, that spread is real microclimate variation — elevation, water, urban heat. Judge which station best matches your own yard.
East Lake-Orient Park planting FAQ
When is the last spring frost in East Lake-Orient Park, FL?
Plan for the last spring frost in East Lake-Orient Park around January 20 (the date it has a 50% chance of a 32°F freeze). Anything frost-sensitive should go out after it.
When is the first fall frost in East Lake-Orient Park, FL?
In East Lake-Orient Park, the first 32°F freeze of fall lands around January 12 on average. Time your last harvests and any season-extension cover before it.
What hardiness zone is East Lake-Orient Park in?
East Lake-Orient Park is in USDA hardiness zone 9b. In zone 9b, winters are mild — many tender perennials overwinter here.
How long is the growing season in East Lake-Orient Park?
East Lake-Orient Park has about -8 frost-free days — a short growing season — between the average last spring frost (January 20) and first fall frost (January 12).
When should I plant tomatoes in East Lake-Orient Park?
For East Lake-Orient Park, sow tomatoes indoors about November 25–December 9 and move the seedlings out around January 27, after the last spring frost.
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Nearby cities
8 within reach- Temple Terrace · 4 km
- Mango · 6 km
- Thonotosassa · 8 km
- Palm River-Clair Mel · 9 km
- Brandon · 10 km
- University · 11 km
- Tampa · 12 km
- Progress Village · 13 km
Frost dates recorded at TAMPA INTL AP, 18 km from the city center · 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals · zone from the USDA/PRISM 2023 map. How we compute this.
BlissGarden. "When to Plant in East Lake-Orient Park, FL — Frost Dates & Zone 9b." Frost normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station USW00012842. Retrieved from https://blissgarden.com/florida/east-lake-orient-park.