When to Plant Swan River Daisy in Edgefield, SC

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Edgefield should be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

Frost tolerance for swan river daisy: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant swan river daisy until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Edgefield 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 swan river daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your swan river daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your swan river daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Edgefield. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Edgefield is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Edgefield you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your swan river daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edgefield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

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