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.

A common way of getting a good idea when to plant painted daisies is to look at the USDA zone info for Pacific.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

Since painted daisies are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Pacific is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pacific is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pacific you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your painted daisies if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pacific

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.

Plants to Grow in Pacific

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