One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The first chance to plant english daisy in Elk Grove Village should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

Since english daisy do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Elk Grove Village 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 english daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your english daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your english daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Elk Grove Village. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Elk Grove Village is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Elk Grove Village you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your english daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elk Grove Village

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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