One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant painted daisies is to examine the USDA zone info for Bloomfield.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

Since painted daisies are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Bloomfield 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 painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bloomfield. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Bloomfield is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bloomfield you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your painted daisies in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bloomfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

Plants to Grow in Bloomfield

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