When to Plant Felicia Daisy in Gaffney, SC

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Gaffney you will be able to figure out when to plant felicia daisy.


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.

Felicia Daisy do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

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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 Gaffney 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Gaffney. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Gaffney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

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