Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant transvaal daisy in De Soto can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

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

You can plant transvaal daisy a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in De Soto 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 transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your transvaal daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in De Soto. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for De Soto is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in De Soto last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your transvaal daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for De Soto

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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