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When to Plant Gloriosa Daisy in Essex Junction, VT

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant gloriosa daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info for Essex Junction.

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Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Daisy

Frost tolerance for gloriosa daisy: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Gloriosa Daisy do ok in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant gloriosa daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant gloriosa daisy
Probably not a good time to plant gloriosa daisy

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Essex Junction 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 gloriosa daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Essex Junction. You should expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Essex Junction and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Essex Junction you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Essex Junction

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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