When to Plant Marguerite Daisy in Huntersville, NC

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Huntersville should be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

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

Since marguerite daisy do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Huntersville 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. If you wait any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Huntersville is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Huntersville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your marguerite daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Huntersville

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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.

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