The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant chocolate daisy in Smithfield 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.

Chocolate Daisy are barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Smithfield 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Smithfield. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Smithfield is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Smithfield there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your chocolate daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Smithfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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