One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The first chance to plant livingstone daisy in Johnson City should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

Since livingstone daisy are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Johnson City 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 little bit earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Johnson City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Johnson City is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Johnson City you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your livingstone daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Johnson City

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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