One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You can estimate when you can plant dracaena in Douglasville by using 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 do well in cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Douglasville 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 dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably September. 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Douglasville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Douglasville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Douglasville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your dracaena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Douglasville

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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