One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The USDA zone info for South Gate can be reffered to in order to estimate when you can plant marguerite daisy.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant marguerite daisy until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in South Gate 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in South Gate. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for South Gate may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in South Gate it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your marguerite daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for South Gate

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in South Gate

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