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.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant dracaena by using the USDA zone info for Capitola.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

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

Dracaena are very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Capitola is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Capitola. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Capitola is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Capitola it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your dracaena in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Capitola

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Capitola

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