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

The USDA zone info for Merrill can be looked at to estimate when you can plant gloriosa daisy.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Daisy

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

Gloriosa Daisy are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Merrill 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 gloriosa daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Merrill the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Merrill is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Merrill last frost occurs after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your gloriosa daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Merrill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Merrill

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