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 USDA zone info for Slatington should be read to determine when it's a good idea to plant hemerocallis.

Planting Calendar for Hemerocallis

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

You can plant hemerocallis just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant hemerocallis in Slatington 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 hemerocallis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your hemerocallis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hemerocallis indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Slatington the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Slatington is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Slatington last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your hemerocallis in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Slatington

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.

Plants to Grow in Slatington

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