When to Plant Swan River Daisy in Fort Walton Beach, FL

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

The USDA zone info for Fort Walton Beach should be reffered to in order to figure out when 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 the last 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 Fort Walton Beach is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. If you wait any later than that and your swan river daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your swan river daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Fort Walton Beach. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Walton Beach may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fort Walton Beach there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your swan river daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Walton Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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