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

You will be able to determine when to plant dracaena by looking at the USDA zone info for Madisonville.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

Frost tolerance for dracaena:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since dracaena do well in cold you can plant them earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Madisonville 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 really do well. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Madisonville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Madisonville and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Madisonville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your dracaena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Madisonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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