One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 figuring out when to plant painted daisies is to use the USDA zone info for Portales.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

You can plant painted daisies just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Portales 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. If you wait any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Portales. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Portales is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Portales you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your painted daisies if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Portales

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 Portales

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