Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Alabaster should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant marguerite daisy.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since marguerite daisy do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The last month that you can plant marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Alabaster. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Alabaster and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Alabaster it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your marguerite daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Alabaster

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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