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

In Palmetto you can determine when you can plant chocolate daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

Frost tolerance for chocolate daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since chocolate daisy do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Palmetto is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Palmetto. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Palmetto is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Palmetto it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palmetto

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 Palmetto

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