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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Cuero it's a good idea to estimate when you can plant dracaena.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

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

Dracaena can survive in cold weather which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Cuero is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to really do well. 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 February 15 in Cuero. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cuero is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Cuero it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your dracaena if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cuero

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.

Plants to Grow in Cuero

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