Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant felicia daisy in Truckee should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

Frost tolerance for felicia daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant felicia daisy just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Truckee. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Truckee may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Truckee there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your felicia daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Truckee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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