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.

In Dayton you can estimate when it's possible to plant livingstone daisy by reviewing 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.

Since livingstone daisy are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Dayton is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. If you wait any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your livingstone daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Dayton. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dayton is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Dayton there is a last frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your livingstone daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dayton

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.

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