One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant painted daisies is to examine the USDA zone info for Broken Arrow.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

Painted Daisies do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Broken Arrow 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 painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Broken Arrow. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Broken Arrow is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Broken Arrow there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your painted daisies if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Broken Arrow

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Broken Arrow

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Broken Arrow.