One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

The USDA zone info for Ukiah can be looked at to determine when it's the best time to plant dracaena.

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 tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Ukiah 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dracaena may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Ukiah. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ukiah is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Ukiah you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your dracaena if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ukiah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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