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.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant dahlberg daisy by referring to the USDA zone info for Fairmont.

Planting Calendar for Dahlberg Daisy

Frost tolerance for dahlberg daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant dahlberg daisy until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant dahlberg daisy in Fairmont 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 dahlberg daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your dahlberg daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dahlberg daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fairmont. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fairmont is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fairmont you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your dahlberg daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fairmont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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