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.

One way of determining when you can plant torch lilys is to examine the USDA zone info for Gonzales.

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 are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Gonzales 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

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Gonzales. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Gonzales is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Gonzales you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your torch lilys in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Gonzales

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

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