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.

You will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant african daisy by looking at the USDA zone info for Archbold.

Planting Calendar for African Daisy

Frost tolerance for african daisy:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

African Daisy do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant african daisy in Archbold is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant african daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your african daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your african daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Archbold. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Archbold and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Archbold there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your african daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Archbold

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.

Plants to Grow in Archbold

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