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.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Lincolnton can be figured out 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 are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Lincolnton 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. Any later than that and your daylily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your daylily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Lincolnton. It might get as low as 5°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 Lincolnton and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lincolnton last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your daylily if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lincolnton

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 Lincolnton

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