When to Plant Gazania in Buchanan, MI

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

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Buchanan can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Gazania

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

Since gazania are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant gazania in Buchanan 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 gazania and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gazania may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gazania indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Buchanan. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Buchanan is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Buchanan it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your gazania in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Buchanan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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