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

A way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant swan river daisy is to refer to the USDA zone info for Covington.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant swan river daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Covington 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 swan river daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your swan river daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your swan river daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Covington. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Covington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Covington it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your swan river daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Covington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Covington

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