One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Yoakum it's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant painted daisies.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

Painted Daisies are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Yoakum 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. If you wait any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Yoakum. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Yoakum is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Yoakum you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your painted daisies if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Yoakum

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.

Plants to Grow in Yoakum

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Yoakum.