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.

In Sandy you can determine when it's a good idea to plant transvaal daisy by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

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

Since transvaal daisy are barely cold tolerant you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Sandy is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your transvaal daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Sandy. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sandy is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sandy last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your transvaal daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sandy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Sandy

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