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.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant swan river daisy in Erie by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

Since swan river daisy do not do well in cold weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Erie 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your swan river daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Erie. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Erie is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Erie last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your swan river daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Erie

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.

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