When to Plant Gazania in Winslow, AZ

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening 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 Winslow can be used to determine when to plant gazania.


Planting Calendar for Gazania

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

Gazania tend to make it in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Winslow is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gazania and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gazania may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gazania indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Winslow. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Winslow and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Winslow you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your gazania in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winslow

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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 Winslow

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