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.

It's possible to figure out when to plant gazania by looking at the USDA zone info for Canonsburg.

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 are barely cold tolerant which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Canonsburg 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gazania indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Canonsburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Canonsburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Canonsburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your gazania in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Canonsburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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