Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant daylily in Ridgeland by checking out 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.

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 Ridgeland 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 few weeks earlier by starting your daylily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Ridgeland. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ridgeland is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ridgeland you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your daylily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ridgeland

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 Ridgeland

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