The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Andover can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

Frost tolerance for painted daisies:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Painted Daisies can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Andover 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 painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Andover. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Andover is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Andover you get a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your painted daisies if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Andover

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Andover

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Andover.