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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Meriden you should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant transvaal daisy.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

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

You can plant transvaal 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 transvaal daisy in Meriden 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 transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your transvaal daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Meriden. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Meriden is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Meriden there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your transvaal daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Meriden

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Meriden

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