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.

One way of getting a good idea when to plant bellis is to refer to the USDA zone info for Eden.

Planting Calendar for Bellis

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

Bellis can survive in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bellis in Eden 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 bellis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bellis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bellis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Eden. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Eden is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Eden it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your bellis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Eden

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 Eden

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