Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Cocoa you can determine when it's possible to plant livingstone daisy by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

Since livingstone daisy are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Cocoa 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 livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your livingstone daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Cocoa. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Cocoa and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cocoa it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your livingstone daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cocoa

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.

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