Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 marguerite daisy in Oak Forest should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant marguerite daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Oak Forest. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oak Forest is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Oak Forest it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your marguerite daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oak Forest

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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