When to Plant Swan River Daisy in Frankenmuth, 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 first opportunity to plant swan river daisy in Frankenmuth should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

Frost tolerance for swan river daisy: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Swan River Daisy require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant swan river daisy
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The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Frankenmuth 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. Any later than that and your swan river daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your swan river daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Frankenmuth. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Frankenmuth is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Frankenmuth it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your swan river daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Frankenmuth

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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