Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 figure out when it's the best time to plant bellis by reviewing the USDA zone info for Pineville.

Planting Calendar for Bellis

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

You can plant bellis a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant bellis in Pineville 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. Starting your bellis indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Pineville. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pineville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pineville it frosts late in the year after March 15 so always be ready to cover your bellis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pineville

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.

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