One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Maitland you can determine when it's a good idea to plant dracaena by checking out 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.

Dracaena tend to make it in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Maitland 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Maitland the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Maitland may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Maitland there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your dracaena if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Maitland

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.

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