One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In San Juan Capistrano you can determine when you can plant dracaena by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

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

Since dracaena do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in San Juan Capistrano 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in San Juan Capistrano. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for San Juan Capistrano may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in San Juan Capistrano it frosts late in the year after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your dracaena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for San Juan Capistrano

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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