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.

You will be able to figure out when you can plant sanvitalia by checking out the USDA zone info for Darby.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

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

Sanvitalia do ok in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Darby 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 sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your sanvitalia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your sanvitalia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Darby. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Darby may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Darby you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your sanvitalia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Darby

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Darby

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