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

The first chance to plant livingstone daisy in Southfield can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

Frost tolerance for livingstone daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant livingstone daisy until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Southfield 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 livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your livingstone daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Southfield the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Southfield is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Southfield it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Southfield

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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