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 earliest that you can plant african daisy in Capitola should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for African Daisy

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

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

The earliest that you can plant african daisy in Capitola is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant african daisy and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your african daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your african daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Capitola is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Capitola there is a last frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your african daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Capitola

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 Capitola

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