Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant gazania in Wharton by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gazania

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

Since gazania do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant gazania in Wharton 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 gazania and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gazania may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gazania indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Wharton. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wharton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wharton there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your gazania in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wharton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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