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

In La Mesa you can figure out when you can plant transvaal daisy by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

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

You can plant transvaal daisy just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in La Mesa 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 transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your transvaal daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in La Mesa. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for La Mesa is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in La Mesa it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your transvaal daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Mesa

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.

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