When to Plant Daylily in Lake Jackson, TX

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

The first opportunity to plant daylily in Lake Jackson should be estimated by looking at 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.

Since daylily do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant daylily
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant daylily
Probably not a good time to plant daylily

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Lake Jackson is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant daylily and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your daylily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your daylily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Lake Jackson. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lake Jackson is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Jackson there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your daylily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Jackson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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