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 Oakley you can determine when it's a good idea to plant bellis by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bellis

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

Bellis do ok in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bellis in Oakley 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 bellis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bellis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your bellis indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Oakley is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Oakley there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your bellis if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oakley

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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