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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Keizer it's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant gazania.

Planting Calendar for Gazania

Frost tolerance for gazania:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Gazania do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Keizer is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gazania and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gazania may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gazania indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Keizer. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Keizer and it is different every year. Half of the time in Keizer it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your gazania in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Keizer

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.

Plants to Grow in Keizer

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