The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when you can plant dracaena is to refer to the USDA zone info for Winnfield.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

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

You can plant dracaena quite a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Winnfield 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

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Winnfield. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Winnfield may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Winnfield you get a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dracaena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winnfield

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Winnfield

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Winnfield.