Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant daylily is to use the USDA zone info for El Monte.

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 just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in El Monte 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost is on January 31 in El Monte. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for El Monte and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in El Monte last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your daylily in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for El Monte

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 El Monte

You may be interested in your other planting guides for El Monte.