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Kendale Lakes, FL planting calendar

USDA hardiness zone 10b · nearest station Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec Ap (2.2 km) · NOAA 1991–2020 normals

USDA zone
10b35 to 40 °F
Last frost
Nonefrost-free
First frost
Nonefrost-free
Growing season
365days

Kendale Lakes, Florida is in USDA plant hardiness zone 10b and is effectively frost-free: NOAA's 1991–2020 normals record essentially no 32°F freeze, so the growing season runs all 365 days. Warm-season crops (tomato, pepper, squash) can be grown across most of the year, with peak summer heat limiting fruit set; cool-season crops (lettuce, spinach, broccoli) do best in the mild winter, roughly October–February. The planner shows crop-by-crop timing, and every figure traces to public NOAA and USDA data.

Kendale Lakes planting calendar

Each crop's windows are counted from Kendale Lakes's average frost dates. hatched = start seeds indoors, solid green = plant out, teal = a fall sowing, and the terracotta dot marks the estimated first harvest. Ranges are extension-guide planning guidance, not guarantees.

  • Start indoors
  • Plant out
  • Fall sowing
  • First harvest

Planting windows for Kendale Lakes. Dates are planning ranges from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides.
Crop Frost tolerance Start indoors Plant First harvest Fall planting
Tomato Tender — year-round* — —
Pepper Very tender — year-round* — —
Cucumber Tender — year-round* — —
Summer squash / zucchini Tender — year-round* — —
Bush bean Tender — year-round* — —
Sweet corn Tender — year-round* — —
Basil Very tender — year-round* — —
Lettuce Half-hardy — year-round* — —
Pea Hardy — year-round* — —
Spinach Hardy — year-round* — —
Carrot Half-hardy — year-round* — —
Broccoli Half-hardy — year-round* — —

*Frost-free: planting timing is governed by summer heat rather than frost — each crop's notes flag the hot-season limit. See the methodology for how the heat regime is handled.

Data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (public domain) and USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Planting windows synthesized from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides.

Frost & freeze dates

Kendale Lakes is effectively frost-free — NOAA's 1991–2020 normals record essentially no 32°F freeze at the nearest station, so the growing season is treated as year-round (365 days). Colder thresholds are shown where the station records them.

Freeze probabilities by temperature threshold (MM/DD, NOAA 1991–2020).
Threshold Last spring — avg Last spring — 90%-safe First fall — avg First fall — 90%-safe Season (days)
36°F Jan 20 Feb 22 Jan 16 Feb 20 365
32°F (freeze) — — — — 365
28°F — — — — 365
24°F — — — — 365

32°F is the standard "freeze" line that damages tender crops; lighter 36°F frost can nip the most cold-sensitive plants, while hardy crops shrug off light frost down toward 28°F. Use the threshold that matches what you are protecting.

Growing degree days

Growing degree days (GDD) accumulate warmth above a base temperature over the year — a better predictor of crop development than the calendar alone. Warm-season crops need a long, warm GDD total; a short, cool GDD total favors greens and brassicas.

Annual growing degree days for Kendale Lakes (°F·days, NOAA 1991–2020).
Model °F·days Used for
Base 50°F (warm-season) 9,565 standard warm-season base (tomato, corn, beans)
Base 40°F (cool-season) 13,213 cool-season crops (brassicas, greens)

Hardiness zone 10b

Kendale Lakes sits in USDA plant hardiness zone 10b on the 2023 map — meaning its average annual extreme minimum winter temperature is about 35 to 40 °F. That number tells you which perennials, shrubs, and trees reliably survive an average winter here; it does not set your planting dates, which come from the frost calendar above.

Explore more places in zone 10b, or see all USDA hardiness zones.

Frequently asked questions

What USDA hardiness zone is Kendale Lakes?
Kendale Lakes, Florida is in USDA plant hardiness zone 10b on the 2023 map (average annual extreme minimum temperature 35 to 40 °F) — from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023, matched to this location's ZIP. See the methodology page for sources.
When is the last frost in Kendale Lakes?
Kendale Lakes, Florida is effectively frost-free: NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals record essentially no 32°F freeze at the nearest station, so there is no meaningful "last frost" date and the growing season is treated as year-round.
What can I grow year-round in Kendale Lakes?
Warm-season crops (tomato, pepper, squash, beans) can be grown across much of the year, though peak summer heat can reduce fruit set. Cool-season crops (lettuce, spinach, broccoli, peas) are best grown in the milder winter months, roughly October through February.
How long is the growing season in Kendale Lakes?
Because Kendale Lakes, Florida essentially never reaches 32°F, NOAA reports a 365-day growing season. The practical limit is heat, not frost, so planting timing is organized around avoiding the hottest months rather than the last-frost date.

Sources & method

Frost, freeze, growing-season, and growing-degree-day figures are NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 for station USW00012888 (Miami Kendall Tamiami Exec Ap, 2.2 km away). The hardiness zone is the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023, matched to this location's ZIP. Planting windows are computed by counting from the average last and first frost using per-crop offsets synthesized from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides — the full method and citations are on the methodology page.