One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant dracaena in Alexandria can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 much 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 Alexandria is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Alexandria the average date of last frost happens on May 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Alexandria is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Alexandria last frost occurs after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your dracaena if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alexandria

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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