When to Plant English Daisy in Indianola, IA

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The best time to plant english daisy in Indianola can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

English Daisy are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Indianola 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 english daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your english daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your english daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Indianola the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Indianola is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Indianola there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your english daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Indianola

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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