When to Plant Marguerite Daisy in Vinton, IA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Vinton should be looked at to figure out when it's possible to plant marguerite daisy.


Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

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

Marguerite Daisy require warm weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant marguerite daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant marguerite daisy
Probably not a good time to plant marguerite daisy

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Vinton 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. Any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your marguerite daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Vinton is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Vinton you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Vinton

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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