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When to Plant Transvaal Daisy in Janesville, WI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

The first chance to plant transvaal daisy in Janesville can be figured out by using 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.

Transvaal Daisy can survive in a tiny bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant transvaal daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant transvaal daisy
Probably not a good time to plant transvaal daisy

The earliest that you can plant transvaal daisy in Janesville 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. Any later than that and 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Janesville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Janesville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Janesville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your transvaal daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Janesville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

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

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