When to Plant Dallas Fern in Lynwood, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant dallas fern in Lynwood should be determined by looking at 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.

It's probably not a good idea to plant dallas fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant dallas fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant dallas fern
Probably not a good time to plant dallas fern

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Lynwood 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 dallas fern and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Lynwood. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Lynwood is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Lynwood it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your dallas fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lynwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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