The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening 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 figure out when it's the best time to plant painted daisies by referring to the USDA zone info for La Joya.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

Since painted daisies do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in La Joya is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your painted daisies may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in La Joya. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for La Joya is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in La Joya you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your painted daisies in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Joya

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in La Joya

You may be interested in your other planting guides for La Joya.