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.

You can estimate when it's a good idea to plant strawberries in Dickson by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Strawberries

Frost tolerance for strawberries:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Strawberries do well in cold which means that you can plant them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant strawberries in Dickson 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 strawberries and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your strawberries may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your strawberries indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dickson. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dickson is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Dickson it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your strawberries if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dickson

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 Dickson

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Dickson.