One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's a good idea to estimate when you can plant gloriosa lily by reviewing the USDA zone info for South Lake Tahoe.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You should not plant gloriosa lily until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in South Lake Tahoe is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gloriosa lily and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in South Lake Tahoe. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for South Lake Tahoe is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in South Lake Tahoe you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa lily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for South Lake Tahoe

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in South Lake Tahoe

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