One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant painted daisies by using the USDA zone info for Lincoln.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

Frost tolerance for painted daisies:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant painted daisies a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Lincoln is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your painted daisies indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Lincoln. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lincoln is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lincoln you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your painted daisies in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lincoln

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 Lincoln

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lincoln.