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

In University Park you can figure out when it's the best time to plant dahlberg daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dahlberg Daisy

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

Since dahlberg daisy do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dahlberg daisy in University Park 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 dahlberg daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dahlberg daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dahlberg daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in University Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for University Park is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in University Park last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your dahlberg daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for University Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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