One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

It's a good idea to determine when you can plant marguerite daisy by looking at the USDA zone info for Madison.

Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

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

You can not plant marguerite daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Madison 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Madison. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Madison may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Madison it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your marguerite daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Madison

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.

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