When to Plant Painted Daisies in Niceville, FL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant painted daisies in Niceville can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

Frost tolerance for painted daisies: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant painted daisies a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant painted daisies
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant painted daisies
Probably not a good time to plant painted daisies

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Niceville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your painted daisies may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Niceville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Niceville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Niceville it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your painted daisies in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Niceville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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