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.

In Oak Harbor you can estimate when it's the best time to plant transvaal daisy by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant transvaal daisy slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Oak 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. If you are starting your transvaal daisy indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Oak Harbor the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Oak Harbor is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Oak Harbor last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your transvaal daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oak 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 Oak Harbor

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