Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant dallas fern in Palos Heights can be estimated 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 when the weather gets warmer.

You should not plant dallas fern until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Palos Heights 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. Any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Palos Heights. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Palos Heights is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Palos Heights last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dallas fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palos Heights

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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