One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant felicia daisy is to refer to the USDA zone info for Estes Park.

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 a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Estes Park 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. If you wait any later than that and your felicia daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Estes Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Estes Park may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Estes Park it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your felicia daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Estes Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

Plants to Grow in Estes Park

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