The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Ridgefield you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant daylily by referring to 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.

You can plant daylily just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Ridgefield 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your daylily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Ridgefield. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Ridgefield and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ridgefield it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your daylily in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ridgefield

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.

Plants to Grow in Ridgefield

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