Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Huntley you can estimate when it's possible to plant transvaal daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

Frost tolerance for transvaal daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Transvaal Daisy do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Huntley is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your transvaal daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Huntley the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Huntley is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Huntley you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your transvaal daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huntley

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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