One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You can estimate when you can plant dracaena in Cloquet by checking out 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 very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Cloquet 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 grow to maturity. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Cloquet 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.

Since the USDA zone info for Cloquet is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Cloquet you get surprised by a frost after May 15 be ready to protect your dracaena if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cloquet

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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