One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for New Milford you should be able to determine when it's possible to plant livingstone daisy.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant livingstone daisy until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in New Milford 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 livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In New Milford the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for New Milford is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in New Milford last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Milford

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 New Milford

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