One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to estimate when you can plant dallas fern by using the USDA zone info for Dahlonega.

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 a bad idea to plant dallas fern until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Dahlonega is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. If you wait any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Dahlonega the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dahlonega is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dahlonega it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your dallas fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dahlonega

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.

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