When to Plant Calla Lily in Woodlake, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant calla lily is to examine the USDA zone info for Woodlake.


Planting Calendar for Calla Lily

Frost tolerance for calla lily: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Calla Lily do not do well in cold weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant calla lily
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant calla lily
Probably not a good time to plant calla lily

The earliest that you can plant calla lily in Woodlake is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant calla lily and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your calla lily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your calla lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Woodlake. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Woodlake 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 Woodlake there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your calla lily in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woodlake

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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