One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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 first chance to plant gloriosa lily in Fort Lee should be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Gloriosa Lily do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Fort Lee 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 gloriosa lily and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fort Lee. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Fort Lee is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fort Lee there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa lily if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Lee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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