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.

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant shasta daisys is to refer to the USDA zone info for Kodiak.

Planting Calendar for Shasta Daisys

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

You can plant shasta daisys a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

In Kodiak the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kodiak is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Kodiak there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your shasta daisys in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kodiak

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

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

Plants to Grow in Kodiak

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