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 Dardanelle you can figure out when you can plant dill by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dill

Frost tolerance for dill:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since dill are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant dill in Dardanelle 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 dill and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dill may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dill indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dardanelle. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dardanelle is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dardanelle you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your dill in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dardanelle

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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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