One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

The USDA zone info for Antioch can be used to estimate when to plant transvaal daisy.

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.

Transvaal Daisy are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Antioch 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your transvaal daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Antioch. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Antioch is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Antioch you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your transvaal daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Antioch

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Antioch

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