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.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Elgin can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

Since swan river daisy require warm weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Elgin 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 swan river daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your swan river daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your swan river daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Elgin is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Elgin there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your swan river daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Elgin

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.

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