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.

The USDA zone info for Brookings should be read to estimate when it's the best time to plant dahlberg daisy.

Planting Calendar for Dahlberg Daisy

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant dahlberg daisy until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant dahlberg daisy in Brookings is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dahlberg daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your dahlberg daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dahlberg daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Brookings the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brookings is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Brookings there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your dahlberg daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brookings

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Brookings

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