One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant felicia daisy is to examine the USDA zone info for Waseca.

Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

Frost tolerance for felicia daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Felicia Daisy do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Waseca 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 felicia daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your felicia daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Waseca. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Waseca may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Waseca it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your felicia daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Waseca

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.

Plants to Grow in Waseca

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Waseca.