When to Plant Livingstone Daisy in Jim Thorpe, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant livingstone daisy in Jim Thorpe by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

Frost tolerance for livingstone daisy: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant livingstone daisy until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Jim Thorpe 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 livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Jim Thorpe the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Jim Thorpe and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Jim Thorpe it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your livingstone daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jim Thorpe

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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