One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 first chance to plant gloriosa lily in Marinette can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You should not plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Marinette is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gloriosa lily and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Marinette. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Marinette may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Marinette last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your gloriosa lily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marinette

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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