When to Plant Gazania in Whitehall, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Whitehall can be looked at to determine when you can plant gazania.


Planting Calendar for Gazania

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

Gazania do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Whitehall 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 gazania and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gazania may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your gazania indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Whitehall. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Whitehall is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Whitehall last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your gazania in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Whitehall

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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