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.

A way of figuring out when you can plant calla lily is to examine the USDA zone info for Beatrice.

Planting Calendar for Calla Lily

Frost tolerance for calla lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since calla lily require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant calla lily in Beatrice is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant calla lily and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your calla lily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your calla lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Beatrice. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Beatrice is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Beatrice there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your calla lily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Beatrice

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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