One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Romeoville you should be able to estimate when you can plant chocolate daisy.

Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

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

You can plant chocolate daisy a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Romeoville 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your chocolate daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Romeoville. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Romeoville and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Romeoville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your chocolate daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Romeoville

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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