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

The best time to plant livingstone daisy in Manhattan should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

It's a bad idea to plant livingstone daisy until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Manhattan 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. If you wait any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Manhattan the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Manhattan is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Manhattan you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your livingstone daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Manhattan

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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