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.

A way of determining when you can plant swan river daisy is to refer to the USDA zone info for Fort Stockton.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

You really shouldn't plant swan river daisy until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Fort Stockton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your swan river daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your swan river daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Fort Stockton the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Stockton is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Stockton you get a frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your swan river daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Stockton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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