Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Prospect Park you can determine when you can plant dallas fern by reviewing 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.

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 Prospect Park 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. If you wait any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your dallas fern indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Prospect Park. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Prospect Park is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Prospect Park you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your dallas fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prospect Park

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.

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