One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

You should be able to determine when to plant english daisy by using the USDA zone info for Silvis.

Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

You can plant english daisy a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Silvis 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. If you wait any later than that and your english daisy may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your english daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Silvis. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Silvis may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Silvis you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your english daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Silvis

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 Silvis

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