When to Plant Dracaena in Woonsocket, RI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

The best time to plant dracaena in Woonsocket should be figured out 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.

Since dracaena are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Woonsocket 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. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Woonsocket. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Woonsocket is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Woonsocket you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your dracaena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Woonsocket

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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