One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant torch lilys in Clarksdale should be estimated by referring to 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.

You can plant torch lilys a lot earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Clarksdale and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Clarksdale last frost occurs after March 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 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.

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