Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant painted daisies in Longview should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

You can plant painted daisies a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Longview is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Longview. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Longview may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Longview last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your painted daisies if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Longview

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 Longview

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Longview.