One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Albuquerque you can figure out when it's possible to plant livingstone daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

It's 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 Albuquerque 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. 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Albuquerque. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Albuquerque is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Albuquerque you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your livingstone daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Albuquerque

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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