One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant torch lilys by looking at the USDA zone info for Belgrade.

Planting Calendar for Torch Lilys

Frost tolerance for torch lilys:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Torch Lilys are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Belgrade 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 torch lilys and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your torch lilys may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your torch lilys indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Belgrade the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Belgrade is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Belgrade there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your torch lilys if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Belgrade

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.

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