One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant marguerite daisy is to look at the USDA zone info for North Charleston.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

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

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

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in North Charleston 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 fully mature. Starting your marguerite daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in North Charleston. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Charleston is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in North Charleston you get a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your marguerite daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Charleston

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 Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 North Charleston

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