The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant marguerite daisy is to examine the USDA zone info for Charlotte.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You can not plant marguerite daisy until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Charlotte. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Charlotte is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Charlotte you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Charlotte

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Charlotte

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