One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Marathon you will be able to determine when it's possible to plant english daisy.

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 bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Marathon 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 November. If you wait any later than that and your english daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your english daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Marathon it never frosts. It might get as low as 45°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Marathon is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since it never frosts in Marathon you do not have to be ready to cover your english daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marathon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	45°F
Highest Expected Low	50°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 45°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 50°F.

Plants to Grow in Marathon

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