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When to Plant Transvaal Daisy in Savannah, MO

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

A way of determining when it's possible to plant transvaal daisy is to look at the USDA zone info for Savannah.


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.

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

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A good time to plant transvaal daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant transvaal daisy
Probably not a good time to plant transvaal daisy

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Savannah 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your transvaal daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Savannah. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Savannah may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Savannah last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your transvaal daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Savannah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Savannah

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