Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when to plant swan river daisy by using the USDA zone info for Storm Lake.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

It's a bad idea to plant swan river daisy until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Storm Lake 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 swan river daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your swan river daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your swan river daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Storm Lake. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Storm Lake is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Storm Lake you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your swan river daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Storm 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.

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