One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant livingstone daisy in Carlsbad by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

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

The earliest that you can plant livingstone 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 livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your livingstone daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Carlsbad. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Carlsbad and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Carlsbad it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have 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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