One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Houma you can estimate when it's the best time to plant marguerite daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant marguerite daisy until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Houma 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Houma. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Houma and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Houma it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your marguerite daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Houma

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.

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