Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fort Lupton you can estimate when it's the best time to plant dracaena by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

Frost tolerance for dracaena:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Dracaena do well in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Fort Lupton 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 dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Fort Lupton. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fort Lupton is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Lupton last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your dracaena if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Lupton

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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