One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant dahlberg daisy in Alexandria can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dahlberg Daisy

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant dahlberg daisy until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant dahlberg daisy in Alexandria 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 dahlberg daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dahlberg daisy may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your dahlberg daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Alexandria. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Alexandria is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Alexandria there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your dahlberg daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alexandria

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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