When to Plant English Daisy in Forrest City, AR

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Forrest City can be used to determine when it's a good idea to plant english daisy.


Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

English Daisy can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant english daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant english daisy
Probably not a good time to plant english daisy

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Forrest City 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 english daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your english daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your english daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Forrest City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Forrest City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Forrest City you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your english daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Forrest City

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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