When to Plant Swan River Daisy in Brooksville, FL

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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Brooksville you should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant swan river daisy.


Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant swan river daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant swan river daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant swan river daisy
Probably not a good time to plant swan river daisy

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Brooksville 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 swan river daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your swan river daisy may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your swan river daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Brooksville the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brooksville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Brooksville there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your swan river daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brooksville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°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 25°F.

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