When to Plant Chocolate Daisy in Sellersburg, IN

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Sellersburg you can determine when it's a good idea to plant chocolate daisy by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

Frost tolerance for chocolate daisy: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant chocolate daisy a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant chocolate daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant chocolate daisy
Probably not a good time to plant chocolate daisy

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Sellersburg is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Sellersburg. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sellersburg is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Sellersburg last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your chocolate daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sellersburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Sellersburg

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sellersburg.