One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when to plant swan river daisy by checking out the USDA zone info for Eugene.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

Frost tolerance for swan river daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant swan river daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Eugene is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant swan river daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your swan river daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your swan river daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Eugene. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Eugene is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Eugene there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your swan river daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eugene

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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