Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when to plant felicia daisy is to refer to the USDA zone info for Ripon.

Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

Frost tolerance for felicia daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since felicia daisy are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Ripon 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 felicia daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your felicia daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Ripon is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Ripon you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your felicia daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ripon

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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