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 using the USDA zone info for Carthage you should be able to figure out when it's the best time 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Carthage is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant daylily and expect a good harvest is probably September. 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 April 15 in Carthage. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Carthage is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Carthage there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your daylily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Carthage

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Carthage

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