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

A common way of determining when it's the best time to plant dallas fern is to examine the USDA zone info for Republic.

Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

Frost tolerance for dallas fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Dallas Fern require warm weather which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Republic 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. Any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your dallas fern indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Republic the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Republic is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Republic last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your dallas fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Republic

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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