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.

The first opportunity to plant chocolate daisy in New Martinsville should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

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

Chocolate Daisy do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in New Martinsville 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chocolate daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In New Martinsville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Martinsville is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in New Martinsville there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your chocolate daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Martinsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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