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Growing NERICA16 in Zone 11a

Oryza sativa

✓ Well Suited for Zone 11a
Score: 100/100
F1 Hybrid

🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zone 11a

Tropical

USDA 2023 Verified
Growing Season
365-365 days
Winter Minimum
40°F to 45°F
(4.4°C to 7.2°C)
Last Spring Frost
January 1
50% probability
First Fall Frost
December 31
50% probability
AHS Heat Zone 10-12
151 to 180 heat days per year • Very High heat stress

Typical regions: Miami FL, Florida Keys, Hawaii lowlands

📊 Data Source:
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 • Frost dates from NOAA station USW00012839 • Last verified: 1/22/2026

✓ Zone Compatibility Analysis

high confidence

Excellent match: 120 days to maturity with 245 days buffer in 365-day season.

Recommendation: Direct sowing and transplanting both viable. Excellent fit for this zone.

💾 Suitability computed by Solara Agricultural Intelligence Platform

📅 Zone 11a Planting Calendar for NERICA16

Based on NOAA climate normals for Zone 11a. Dates show 50% probability (average year).

🌱 Start Seeds Indoors
March 12
✓ Database-computed optimal date
🪴 Transplant Outdoors
April 30
✓ Database-computed optimal date
🌾 Direct Sow (Alternative)
2 weeks after January 1
For warm-season crops
🥕 Expected Harvest
August 28
Complete before December 31

💡 Zone 11a Growing Tips

  • • Growing season: 365-365 frost-free days
  • • Excellent match for this zone - both direct sowing and transplanting work well
  • • Monitor soil temperature before transplanting (minimum 55-60°F for most crops)

⚠️ Zone 11a Challenges

⚠️Hurricane risk
⚠️Salt spray
⚠️Extreme humidity

✅ Best Plants for Zone 11a

✓Tropical fruits
✓Coconuts
✓Papayas
✓Tropical flowers

❄️ Winter in Zone 11a

Frost-free year-round. Minimum temperatures 40°F-45°F.

☀️ Summer in Zone 11a

Hot, humid summers. Year-round growing season.

🔥 Heat Management for AHS Zone 10-12

This zone experiences 151 to 180 heat days per year with very high heat stress.

🌡️Intensive mulching
🌡️Drip irrigation with timers
🌡️Shade structures required
🌡️Desert-adapted varieties

Source: American Horticultural Society

📊 NERICA16 Quick Facts

Days to Maturity
90-150
Difficulty
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Season
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Type
F1

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