When to Plant African Daisy in Moncks Corner, SC

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

One way of figuring out when to plant african daisy is to look at the USDA zone info for Moncks Corner.


Planting Calendar for African Daisy

Frost tolerance for african daisy: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

African Daisy are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant african daisy in Moncks Corner is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant african daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your african daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your african daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Moncks Corner. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Moncks Corner is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Moncks Corner you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your african daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Moncks Corner

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Moncks Corner

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Moncks Corner.