One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 determine when it's possible to plant african daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info for Ambridge.

Planting Calendar for African Daisy

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

African Daisy do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant african daisy in Ambridge 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 african daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your african daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your african daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Ambridge. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ambridge is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Ambridge you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your african daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ambridge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Ambridge

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