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.

One way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant dracaena is to check out the USDA zone info for Dobbs Ferry.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

Frost tolerance for dracaena:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant dracaena much earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Dobbs Ferry 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dobbs Ferry. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dobbs Ferry is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Dobbs Ferry last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your dracaena if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dobbs Ferry

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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