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.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant english daisy by looking at the USDA zone info for Dade City.

Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

Since english daisy are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Dade City 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 english daisy and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your english daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your english daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Dade City the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dade City is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Dade City it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your english daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dade City

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 Dade City

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