When to Plant Marguerite Daisy in Culpeper, VA

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.

A way of figuring out when you can plant marguerite daisy is to refer to the USDA zone info for Culpeper.


Planting Calendar for Marguerite Daisy

Frost tolerance for marguerite daisy: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant marguerite daisy until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant marguerite daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant marguerite daisy
Probably not a good time to plant marguerite daisy

The earliest that you can plant marguerite daisy in Culpeper 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 marguerite daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your marguerite daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your marguerite daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Culpeper. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Culpeper is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Culpeper last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your marguerite daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Culpeper

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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 Culpeper

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