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

By using the USDA zone info for Hayward it's a good idea to determine when it's the best time to plant livingstone daisy.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

Since livingstone daisy are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Hayward 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Hayward. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hayward is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hayward it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hayward

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.

Plants to Grow in Hayward

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