One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

It's possible to determine when to plant transvaal daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info for Mountainside.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

Frost tolerance for transvaal daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Transvaal Daisy are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Mountainside is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your transvaal daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Mountainside. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mountainside is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mountainside you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your transvaal daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mountainside

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Mountainside

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