One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

A common way of figuring out when it's possible to plant roses is to consult the USDA zone info for Dacula.

Planting Calendar for Roses

Frost tolerance for roses:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Roses do well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant roses in Dacula is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant roses and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your roses may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your roses indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Dacula. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dacula may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Dacula you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your roses in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dacula

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Dacula

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Dacula.