The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant dallas fern in South Haven should be determined by referring to 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 has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant dallas fern until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in South Haven 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dallas fern may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in South Haven. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for South Haven is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in South Haven you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your dallas fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for South Haven

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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