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

The first opportunity to plant dallas fern in Crystal City should be determined by looking at 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.

Dallas Fern do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Crystal City is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. Any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Crystal City. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Crystal City is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Crystal City you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your dallas fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Crystal City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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