When to Plant Dallas Fern in Olive Branch, MS

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

It's possible to figure out when you can plant dallas fern by looking at the USDA zone info for Olive Branch.


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.

You can not plant dallas fern until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant dallas fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant dallas fern
Probably not a good time to plant dallas fern

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Olive Branch 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dallas fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your dallas fern indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Olive Branch. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Olive Branch may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Olive Branch you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your dallas fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Olive Branch

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

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