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 best time to plant african daisy in Hinsdale should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for African Daisy

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

African Daisy can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant african daisy in Hinsdale 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 african daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your african daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your african daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hinsdale is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Hinsdale you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your african daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hinsdale

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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