One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when you can plant english daisy by using the USDA zone info for Dover.

Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

You can plant english daisy a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Dover 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 english daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your english daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your english daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Dover. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Dover is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Dover last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your english daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dover

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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