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.

You should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant marguerite daisy by looking at the USDA zone info for Ripley.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since marguerite daisy are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Ripley 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your marguerite daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Ripley is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Ripley last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ripley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

Plants to Grow in Ripley

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