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.

One way of figuring out when you can plant dracaena is to examine the USDA zone info for Pismo Beach.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

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

You can plant dracaena a lot earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Pismo Beach 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. If you wait any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to really do well. 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 January 31 in Pismo Beach. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Pismo Beach is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Pismo Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your dracaena if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pismo Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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