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.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant swan river daisy by using the USDA zone info for Lufkin.

Planting Calendar for Swan River Daisy

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

Since swan river daisy are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant swan river daisy in Lufkin 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your swan river daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lufkin 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 Lufkin it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your swan river daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lufkin

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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