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.

The USDA zone info for Alexandria can be reffered to in order to figure out when to plant marguerite daisy.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

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

It's a bad idea to plant marguerite daisy until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Alexandria 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Alexandria the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in 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 Alexandria and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Alexandria last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alexandria

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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