One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Ponchatoula you should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant swan river daisy.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

Frost tolerance for swan river daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant swan river daisy until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Ponchatoula 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 swan river daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your swan river daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Ponchatoula. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Ponchatoula may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ponchatoula you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your swan river daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ponchatoula

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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