One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

A common way of determining when to plant chocolate daisy is to check out the USDA zone info for Las Vegas.

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.

Chocolate Daisy do well in a tiny bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Las Vegas 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your chocolate daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Las Vegas. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Las Vegas is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Las Vegas you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Las Vegas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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