When to Plant Transvaal Daisy in Placentia, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant transvaal daisy by referring to the USDA zone info for Placentia.


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.

Transvaal Daisy do ok in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant transvaal daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant transvaal daisy
Probably not a good time to plant transvaal daisy

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Placentia 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. If you wait any later than that and your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your transvaal daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Placentia the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Placentia is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Placentia last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your transvaal daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Placentia

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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