One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A way of estimating when you can plant transvaal daisy is to check out the USDA zone info for Gig Harbor.

Planting Calendar for Transvaal Daisy

Frost tolerance for transvaal daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Transvaal Daisy do ok in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Gig Harbor 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 transvaal daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your transvaal daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your transvaal daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Gig Harbor is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Gig Harbor you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your transvaal daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gig Harbor

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Gig Harbor

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Gig Harbor.