When to Plant Dahlberg Daisy in Hickory Hills, IL

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.

You should be able to estimate when it's possible to plant dahlberg daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info for Hickory Hills.


Planting Calendar for Dahlberg Daisy

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

Dahlberg Daisy are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant dahlberg daisy in Hickory Hills 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 dahlberg daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your dahlberg daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dahlberg daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hickory Hills. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hickory Hills may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hickory Hills you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your dahlberg daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hickory Hills

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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