Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant daylily is to consult the USDA zone info for Calexico.

Planting Calendar for Daylily

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

Daylily do well in some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Calexico 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 daylily and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your daylily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your daylily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Calexico. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Calexico is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Calexico last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to protect your daylily if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Calexico

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Calexico

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