When to Plant Dallas Fern in Leeds, AL

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

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Leeds can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

Frost tolerance for dallas fern: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Dallas Fern do not do well in cold weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant dallas fern
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The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Leeds 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 dallas fern and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dallas fern may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your dallas fern indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Leeds. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Leeds is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Leeds you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your dallas fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Leeds

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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