One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Sartell can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Shasta Daisys

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

Shasta Daisys do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Sartell 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 shasta daisys and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your shasta daisys may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your shasta daisys indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Sartell. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Sartell is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sartell there is a last frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your shasta daisys if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sartell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Sartell

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