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 USDA zone info for Martinsville can be reviewed to determine when to plant livingstone daisy.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

Since livingstone daisy do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Martinsville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Martinsville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Martinsville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Martinsville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your livingstone daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Martinsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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

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