One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant shasta daisys in Sturgeon Bay by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Shasta Daisys

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

Since shasta daisys do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant shasta daisys in Sturgeon Bay 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 shasta daisys and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your shasta daisys may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your shasta daisys indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Sturgeon Bay is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sturgeon Bay it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your shasta daisys if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sturgeon Bay

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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