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

One way of getting a good idea when you can plant livingstone daisy is to check out the USDA zone info for Cortez.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

Since livingstone daisy are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Cortez is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. Any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Cortez is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cortez there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cortez

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.

Plants to Grow in Cortez

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