One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 opportunity to plant gloriosa lily in Kenai should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since gloriosa lily require warm weather you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Kenai is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gloriosa lily and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Kenai. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Kenai is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Kenai you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your gloriosa lily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kenai

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

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