One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

You will be able to estimate when it's possible to plant gazania by checking out the USDA zone info for Honolulu.

Planting Calendar for Gazania

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

Gazania are barely cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Honolulu 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 gazania and expect a good harvest is probably November. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gazania may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gazania indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Honolulu it never frosts. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 50°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Honolulu is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since it never frosts in Honolulu you do not have to be ready to protect your gazania in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Honolulu

Here is the info for USDA Zone 12a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	50°F
Highest Expected Low	55°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 50°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 55°F.

Plants to Grow in Honolulu

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