One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Yucaipa should be figured out by reviewing 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.

You can plant torch lilys much earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Yucaipa 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your torch lilys indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Yucaipa. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Yucaipa is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Yucaipa it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your torch lilys if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Yucaipa

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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