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

In Maryville you can estimate when it's possible to plant dallas fern 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 when the weather gets warmer.

It's a bad idea to plant dallas fern until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Maryville 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. If you wait any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your dallas fern indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Maryville is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Maryville there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your dallas fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Maryville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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