One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant dallas fern in Nelsonville should be figured out by using 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.

Since dallas fern do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Nelsonville 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 really do well. Starting your dallas fern indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Nelsonville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Nelsonville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Nelsonville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dallas fern if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Nelsonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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