Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant calla lily in Firestone by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calla Lily

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

It's not a good idea to plant calla lily until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant calla lily in Firestone 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 calla lily and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your calla lily may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your calla lily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Firestone. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Firestone is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Firestone you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your calla lily in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Firestone

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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