One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 getting a good idea when to plant chocolate daisy is to use the USDA zone info for Bellingham.

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.

You can plant chocolate daisy a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Bellingham 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. If you wait any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your chocolate daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Bellingham. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bellingham is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Bellingham it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bellingham

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Bellingham

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