One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant african daisy in Rancho Cucamonga by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for African Daisy

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

African Daisy tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant african daisy in Rancho Cucamonga 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 african daisy and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your african daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your african daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Rancho Cucamonga. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Rancho Cucamonga is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Rancho Cucamonga last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your african daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rancho Cucamonga

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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