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

One way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant transvaal daisy is to check out the USDA zone info for Chillicothe.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

Frost tolerance for transvaal daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant transvaal daisy slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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

The last month that you can plant transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your transvaal daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Chillicothe. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Chillicothe and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Chillicothe it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your transvaal daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Chillicothe

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 Chillicothe

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