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.

In Cobleskill you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant transvaal daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

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

Transvaal Daisy are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Cobleskill is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Cobleskill it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your transvaal daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cobleskill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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