When to Plant Felicia Daisy in Hellertown, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

The first chance to plant felicia daisy in Hellertown should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

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

You can plant felicia daisy a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant felicia daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant felicia daisy
Probably not a good time to plant felicia daisy

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Hellertown 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 felicia daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your felicia daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Hellertown is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hellertown you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your felicia daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hellertown

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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