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

In New Richmond you can figure out when you can plant bellis by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bellis

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

Bellis can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bellis in New Richmond 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 bellis and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your bellis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your bellis indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in New Richmond. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Richmond may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in New Richmond you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your bellis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Richmond

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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