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

In Fergus Falls you can determine when it's the best time to plant dill by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dill

Frost tolerance for dill:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant dill in Fergus Falls 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 dill and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your dill may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your dill indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Fergus Falls. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Fergus Falls is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fergus Falls last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to cover your dill if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fergus Falls

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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