When to Plant Dallas Fern in Pelham, NY

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Pelham should be determined by looking at 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Dallas Fern require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant dallas fern
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The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Pelham 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

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Pelham is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pelham you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your dallas fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pelham

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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