The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. 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 dallas fern in Farmington should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

In Farmington the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Farmington is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Farmington it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your dallas fern if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Farmington

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.

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