One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The best time to plant chocolate daisy in Carson can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

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 can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Carson 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Carson. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Carson and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Carson last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Carson

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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.

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