When to Plant Marguerite Daisy in Norwich, NY

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.

A way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant marguerite daisy is to refer to the USDA zone info for Norwich.


Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

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

Marguerite Daisy do not do well in cold weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant marguerite daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant marguerite daisy
Probably not a good time to plant marguerite daisy

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Norwich 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your marguerite daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Norwich the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Norwich and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Norwich it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your marguerite daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Norwich

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°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 -15°F.

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