When to Plant Dallas Fern in Danville, IL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant dallas fern in Danville by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

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

Dallas Fern do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant dallas fern
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The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Danville 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Danville. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Danville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Danville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your dallas fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Danville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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