Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Gatesville should be looked at to estimate when it's a good idea to plant gloriosa daisy.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Daisy

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

You can plant gloriosa daisy a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Gatesville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gloriosa daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Gatesville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Gatesville is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Gatesville you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your gloriosa daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gatesville

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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