One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A common way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant dahlberg daisy is to examine the USDA zone info for Colton.

Planting Calendar for Dahlberg Daisy

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

Dahlberg Daisy are not cold tolerant which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dahlberg daisy in Colton is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. If you wait any later than that and your dahlberg daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your dahlberg daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Colton is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Colton it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your dahlberg daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Colton

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 Colton

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