Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 livingstone daisy in Christiansburg should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

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

Since livingstone daisy require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Christiansburg 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 livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your livingstone 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 when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Christiansburg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Christiansburg is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Christiansburg last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your livingstone daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Christiansburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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