Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Rockaway should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant dallas fern.

Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

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

It's a bad idea to plant dallas fern until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Rockaway 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Rockaway. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Rockaway is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Rockaway you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your dallas fern in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rockaway

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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