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.

In Orange Beach you can determine when it's the best time to plant transvaal daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

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

Since transvaal daisy are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Orange Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Orange Beach you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your transvaal daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Beach

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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