The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when you can plant chocolate daisy by checking out the USDA zone info for Hutchinson.

Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

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

Chocolate Daisy do ok in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Hutchinson 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your chocolate daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hutchinson. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hutchinson is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hutchinson it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your chocolate daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hutchinson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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