When to Plant Chocolate Daisy in Calabasas, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant chocolate daisy by using the USDA zone info for Calabasas.


Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

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

Chocolate Daisy are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Calabasas 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Calabasas. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Calabasas and it is different every year. Half of the time in Calabasas it frosts late in the year after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to cover your chocolate daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Calabasas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Calabasas

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