One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when to plant dallas fern is to look at the USDA zone info for Nacogdoches.

Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

Frost tolerance for dallas fern:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Dallas Fern are not cold tolerant which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Nacogdoches is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. If you wait 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

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Nacogdoches. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Nacogdoches is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Nacogdoches there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your dallas fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Nacogdoches

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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