One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant chocolate daisy in Brockton can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

Since chocolate daisy are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Brockton 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. Any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Brockton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Brockton is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Brockton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your chocolate daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brockton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Brockton

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