One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

The first opportunity to plant felicia daisy in Coachella should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

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

Since felicia daisy are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Coachella. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Coachella may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Coachella there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your felicia daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Coachella

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.

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