The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant coreopsis in Hailey by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Coreopsis

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

Since coreopsis do well in moderate cold you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant coreopsis in Hailey 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 coreopsis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your coreopsis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your coreopsis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Hailey. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hailey may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Hailey there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your coreopsis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hailey

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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