When to Plant African Daisy in Pinellas Park, FL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Pinellas Park you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant african daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for African Daisy

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

African Daisy are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant african daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant african daisy
Probably not a good time to plant african daisy

The earliest that you can plant african daisy in Pinellas Park 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 african daisy and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your african daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your african daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Pinellas Park the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pinellas Park is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pinellas Park you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your african daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pinellas Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Pinellas Park

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