Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 the best time to plant torch lilys in Tavares by looking at 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.

Since torch lilys are very cold tolerant you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Tavares 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. Any later than that and your torch lilys may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your torch lilys indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Tavares. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Tavares is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Tavares you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your torch lilys if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tavares

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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