Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when it's the best time to plant livingstone daisy is to examine the USDA zone info for Maquoketa.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

It's not a good idea to plant livingstone daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Maquoketa 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Maquoketa. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Maquoketa is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Maquoketa you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Maquoketa

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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