Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden 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 dracaena in Grants can be estimated by referring to 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.

Since dracaena do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Grants 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dracaena may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Grants. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Grants is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Grants you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your dracaena in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grants

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.

Plants to Grow in Grants

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