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.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant painted daisies in Grand Rapids 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 do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Grand Rapids 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Grand Rapids. It might get as low as -35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Grand Rapids may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Grand Rapids you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so always be ready to cover your painted daisies in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Rapids

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

Plants to Grow in Grand Rapids

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