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.

In Garland you can determine when you can plant dracaena 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.

Dracaena do ok in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Garland 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. Any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Garland. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Garland is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Garland last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to cover your dracaena if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Garland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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