The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Newcastle it's a good idea to determine when you can plant english daisy.

Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

English Daisy tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Newcastle 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 english daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your english daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your english daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Newcastle. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Newcastle and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Newcastle it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your english daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Newcastle

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 Newcastle

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Newcastle.