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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Elk River you should be able to estimate when it's possible to plant english daisy.

Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

Since english daisy do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Elk River 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 english daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your english daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your english daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Elk River. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Elk River is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Elk River there is a last frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your english daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Elk River

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 Elk River

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Elk River.