One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

The USDA zone info for Mankato should be read to estimate when it's a good idea to plant dahlberg daisy.

Planting Calendar for Dahlberg Daisy

Frost tolerance for dahlberg daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Dahlberg Daisy are not cold tolerant which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dahlberg daisy in Mankato 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 dahlberg daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dahlberg daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dahlberg daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Mankato may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mankato you get a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dahlberg daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mankato

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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