When to Plant Marguerite Daisy in Belleville, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 making a decision about when you can plant marguerite daisy is to examine the USDA zone info for Belleville.


Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

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

It's not a good idea to plant marguerite daisy until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
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 Belleville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your marguerite daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Belleville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Belleville is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Belleville you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Belleville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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