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

The first opportunity to plant livingstone daisy in South Elgin can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

Frost tolerance for livingstone daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Livingstone Daisy require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in South Elgin 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 livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for South Elgin is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in South Elgin you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your livingstone daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for South Elgin

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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