One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The first opportunity to plant chocolate daisy in Los Fresnos can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

Frost tolerance for chocolate daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant chocolate daisy a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Los Fresnos 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your chocolate daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Los Fresnos the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Los Fresnos is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Los Fresnos there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Los Fresnos

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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