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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Rahway you will be able to determine when you can plant chocolate daisy.

Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

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

Since chocolate daisy are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Rahway 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Rahway. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rahway is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Rahway it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your chocolate daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rahway

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 Rahway

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