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

In Itasca you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant gazania by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gazania

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

Gazania can survive in very little 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 gazania in Itasca 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 gazania and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gazania may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gazania indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Itasca. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Itasca is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Itasca there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your gazania in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Itasca

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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