The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 Winter Garden should be read to estimate when it's a good idea to plant dallas fern.

Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

Frost tolerance for dallas fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Winter Garden is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. Any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your dallas fern indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Winter Garden. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Winter Garden may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Winter Garden you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your dallas fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winter Garden

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.

Plants to Grow in Winter Garden

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Winter Garden.