One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant chocolate daisy in Presidio by checking out 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.

Since chocolate daisy do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Presidio 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Presidio. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Presidio may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Presidio it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Presidio

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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