One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant alstromeria in Doylestown should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Alstromeria

Frost tolerance for alstromeria:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Alstromeria do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant alstromeria in Doylestown 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 alstromeria and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your alstromeria may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your alstromeria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Doylestown. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Doylestown is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Doylestown it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your alstromeria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Doylestown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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