The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's a good idea to plant marguerite daisy is to use the USDA zone info for Sonora.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

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

Since marguerite daisy require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Sonora 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. Any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Sonora. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sonora is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sonora you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your marguerite daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sonora

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Sonora

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sonora.