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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for North Branch you will be able to determine when to plant daylily.

Planting Calendar for Daylily

Frost tolerance for daylily:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since daylily do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in North Branch 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 daylily and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your daylily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your daylily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in North Branch. You can expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for North Branch may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in North Branch you get a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your daylily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Branch

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in North Branch

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