One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant livingstone daisy by referring to the USDA zone info for Tustin.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

Since livingstone daisy are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

In Tustin the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tustin is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Tustin you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tustin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Tustin

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