When to Plant Dahlias in Guthrie, OK

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.

You can estimate when you can plant dahlias in Guthrie by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Dahlias

Frost tolerance for dahlias: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant dahlias until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant dahlias
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant dahlias
Probably not a good time to plant dahlias

The earliest that you can plant dahlias in Guthrie 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 dahlias and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dahlias may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dahlias indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Guthrie may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Guthrie you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your dahlias if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Guthrie

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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