The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Knoxville you can figure out when it's the best time to plant marguerite daisy by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant marguerite daisy until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Knoxville 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Knoxville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Knoxville you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your marguerite daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Knoxville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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