When to Plant Daylily in Moody, AL

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

The best time to plant daylily in Moody should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Daylily

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

You can plant daylily a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant daylily
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant daylily
Probably not a good time to plant daylily

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Moody 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 daylily and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your daylily may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your daylily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Moody. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Moody may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Moody last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your daylily in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Moody

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

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

Plants to Grow in Moody

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