The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for New Castle it's a good idea to estimate when it's the best time to plant transvaal daisy.

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 can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in New Castle 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. If you wait any later than that and your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your transvaal daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for New Castle is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in New Castle there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your transvaal daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Castle

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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