The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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 should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant marguerite daisy by looking at the USDA zone info for New Castle.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant marguerite daisy until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in New Castle 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in New Castle. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Castle is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in New Castle there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Castle

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.

Plants to Grow in New Castle

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