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.

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant dahlia by looking at the USDA zone info for West Fargo.

Planting Calendar for Dahlia

Frost tolerance for dahlia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since dahlia do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dahlia in West Fargo is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dahlia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dahlia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dahlia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in West Fargo. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for West Fargo may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in West Fargo last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your dahlia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Fargo

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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