Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Gilroy you can determine when you can plant swan river daisy by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

Swan River Daisy require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Gilroy. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Gilroy is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Gilroy you get a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your swan river daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gilroy

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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