One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant hemerocallis in Saratoga should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Hemerocallis

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

Hemerocallis do ok in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant hemerocallis in Saratoga is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant hemerocallis and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your hemerocallis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your hemerocallis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Saratoga. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Saratoga is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Saratoga it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your hemerocallis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Saratoga

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Saratoga

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