One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Carlsbad you can determine when it's a good idea to plant dahlberg daisy by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dahlberg Daisy

Frost tolerance for dahlberg daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant dahlberg daisy until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant dahlberg daisy in Carlsbad 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 dahlberg daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your dahlberg daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your dahlberg daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Carlsbad the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Carlsbad is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Carlsbad last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your dahlberg daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carlsbad

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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