Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when you can plant daylily is to use the USDA zone info for Jackson.

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 a little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Jackson 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 Jackson. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Jackson is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Jackson you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your daylily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jackson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

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