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.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Sandersville can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

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

It's a bad idea to plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Sandersville 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. Any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Sandersville. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sandersville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sandersville you get a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your gloriosa lily if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sandersville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

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

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