When to Plant Swan River Daisy in Garden City, MI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant swan river daisy by looking at the USDA zone info for Garden City.

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Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

It's a bad idea to plant swan river daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant swan river daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant swan river daisy
Probably not a good time to plant swan river daisy

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Garden City 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 grow to maturity. Starting your swan river daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Garden City. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Garden City is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Garden City you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your swan river daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Garden City

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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