One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

In Pontiac you can determine when it's possible to plant swan river daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

Since swan river daisy are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Pontiac 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your swan river daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your swan river daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Pontiac is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Pontiac last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your swan river daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pontiac

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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