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.

You can figure out when it's a good idea to plant english daisy in Owatonna by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

English Daisy are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Owatonna 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. Starting your english daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Owatonna. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Owatonna is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Owatonna last frost occurs after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your english daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Owatonna

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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