One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Chapel Hill you should be able to estimate when 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 moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Chapel Hill 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. If you are starting your daylily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Chapel Hill. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Chapel Hill is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Chapel Hill it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your daylily if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chapel Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Chapel Hill

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