The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Piedmont you can determine when it's possible to plant dracaena by reviewing 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 ok in cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Piedmont 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dracaena may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Piedmont. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Piedmont is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Piedmont you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your dracaena in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Piedmont

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.

Plants to Grow in Piedmont

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