One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You can determine when it's possible to plant dracaena in Hastings by looking at 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.

Since dracaena are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Hastings 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. Any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Hastings. It might get as low as -25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Hastings and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hastings there is a last frost after May 15 be ready to cover your dracaena in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hastings

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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