The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant shasta daisys is to examine the USDA zone info for Cocoa Beach.

Planting Calendar for Shasta Daisys

Frost tolerance for shasta daisys:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Shasta Daisys do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Cocoa Beach is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant shasta daisys and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your shasta daisys may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your shasta daisys indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Cocoa Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cocoa Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cocoa Beach you get a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your shasta daisys if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cocoa Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Cocoa Beach

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