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

The USDA zone info for Carpinteria can be reffered to in order to figure out when to plant torch lilys.

Planting Calendar for Torch Lilys

Frost tolerance for torch lilys:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Torch Lilys tend to make it in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Carpinteria 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 torch lilys and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torch lilys may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your torch lilys indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Carpinteria and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Carpinteria you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your torch lilys if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Carpinteria

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.

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