One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant daylily in Ione by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Daylily

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

You can plant daylily a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Ione 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. Starting your daylily indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Ione the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ione is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ione there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your daylily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ione

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.

Plants to Grow in Ione

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