One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Torrington should be determined by referring to 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.

Daylily tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Torrington is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant daylily and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your daylily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your daylily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on May 15 in Torrington. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Torrington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Torrington you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your daylily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Torrington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

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

Plants to Grow in Torrington

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