When to Plant Chocolate Daisy in Hanover, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant chocolate daisy in Hanover by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

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

Chocolate Daisy do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant chocolate daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant chocolate daisy
Probably not a good time to plant chocolate daisy

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Hanover 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hanover. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hanover is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Hanover you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hanover

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 Low0°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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