Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden 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 Stuart should be used to determine when it's a good idea to plant shasta daisys.

Planting Calendar for Shasta Daisys

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

Shasta Daisys are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Stuart 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 shasta daisys and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your shasta daisys may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your shasta daisys indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Stuart. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Stuart and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Stuart last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your shasta daisys if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Stuart

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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.

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