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

In Jackson you can determine when you can plant chocolate daisy by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

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

Since chocolate daisy do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Jackson 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Jackson. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Jackson is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Jackson there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your chocolate daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jackson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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