One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

A way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant marguerite daisy is to consult the USDA zone info for Santa Paula.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since marguerite daisy do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Santa Paula is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Santa Paula. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Santa Paula may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Santa Paula it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Paula

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 Santa Paula

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