One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

In Shelton you can determine when it's possible to plant painted daisies by looking at 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.

Painted Daisies do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Shelton 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 the last frost is on March 15 in Shelton. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Shelton is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Shelton you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your painted daisies if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shelton

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 Shelton

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