One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 Poughkeepsie you can estimate when it's the best time to plant marguerite daisy by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant marguerite daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Poughkeepsie 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Poughkeepsie. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Poughkeepsie is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Poughkeepsie it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Poughkeepsie

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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