Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Albany you can determine when to plant english daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for English Daisy

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

You can plant english daisy just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant english daisy in Albany 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your english daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Albany is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Albany there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your english daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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