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.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Monterey should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant swan river daisy until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Monterey 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 swan river daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your swan river daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your swan river 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 Monterey. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Monterey 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 Monterey last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your swan river daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monterey

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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