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.

In New Roads you can figure out when it's the best time to plant felicia daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

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

You can plant felicia daisy just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in New Roads is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant felicia daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your felicia daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in New Roads. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for New Roads is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in New Roads you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your felicia daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Roads

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 New Roads

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