When to Plant English Daisy in Palos Heights, IL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when it's the best time to plant english daisy is to look at the USDA zone info for Palos Heights.


Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

English Daisy are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant english daisy
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The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Palos Heights 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 english daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your english daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your english daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Palos Heights. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Palos Heights is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Palos Heights it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your english daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palos Heights

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.

Plants to Grow in Palos Heights

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