One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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 daylily in Clarksdale can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Daylily

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

Daylily do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Clarksdale 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. If you wait any later than that and your daylily may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your daylily indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Clarksdale the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clarksdale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Clarksdale you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your daylily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clarksdale

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.

Plants to Grow in Clarksdale

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