One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Spirit Lake should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Shasta Daisys

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

Shasta Daisys do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Spirit Lake 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 shasta daisys and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your shasta daisys may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your shasta daisys indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Spirit Lake. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Spirit Lake may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Spirit Lake last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your shasta daisys if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Spirit Lake

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 Spirit Lake

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