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

You should be able to estimate when to plant shasta daisys by checking out the USDA zone info for Pierre.

Planting Calendar for Shasta Daisys

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

Since shasta daisys are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Pierre 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 shasta daisys and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your shasta daisys may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your shasta daisys indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Pierre. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Pierre and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Pierre last frost occurs after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your shasta daisys in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pierre

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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