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

It's possible to estimate when to plant chocolate daisy by referring to the USDA zone info for Olathe.

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 well in mild cold which means 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 Olathe 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. If you wait any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your chocolate daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Olathe. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Olathe may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Olathe you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Olathe

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.

Plants to Grow in Olathe

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Olathe.