One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant dracaena in Pompton Lakes can be estimated by reviewing 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.

Dracaena do well in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Pompton Lakes is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pompton Lakes. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pompton Lakes is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pompton Lakes last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your dracaena in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pompton Lakes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Pompton Lakes

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