When to Plant Transvaal Daisy in Griffith, IN

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

It's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant transvaal daisy by checking out the USDA zone info for Griffith.


Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

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

Transvaal Daisy do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant transvaal daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant transvaal daisy
Probably not a good time to plant transvaal daisy

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Griffith 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 transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your transvaal daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Griffith the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Griffith and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Griffith last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your transvaal daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Griffith

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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