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.

In Imperial Beach you can figure out when it's the best time to plant torch lilys by using the USDA zone info.

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 do well in cold which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Imperial Beach 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your torch lilys indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Imperial Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Imperial Beach and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Imperial Beach there is a last frost after January 31 so always be ready to cover your torch lilys in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Imperial Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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