One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

The first opportunity to plant felicia daisy in Detroit can be figured out 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.

Felicia Daisy tend to make it in some cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Detroit 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 felicia daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. 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 has passed is on April 15 in Detroit. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Detroit is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Detroit you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your felicia daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Detroit

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.

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