One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant gloriosa daisy in Dayton can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Daisy

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

Since gloriosa daisy are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Dayton 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 gloriosa daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your gloriosa daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Dayton is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Dayton you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your gloriosa daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dayton

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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