The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 dracaena in Akron should be determined by looking at 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.

Dracaena do well in cold which means that you can plant them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Akron 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. Any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Akron is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Akron you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your dracaena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Akron

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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