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

In Johnston you can determine when to plant livingstone daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

Frost tolerance for livingstone daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Livingstone Daisy are not cold tolerant which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Johnston is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Johnston. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Johnston is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Johnston last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your livingstone daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Johnston

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.

Plants to Grow in Johnston

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Johnston.