Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Oneonta can be looked at to estimate when it's possible to plant livingstone daisy.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant livingstone daisy until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Oneonta 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. If you wait any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your livingstone daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Oneonta is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Oneonta it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oneonta

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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