The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant dill is to refer to the USDA zone info for Palacios.

Planting Calendar for Dill

Frost tolerance for dill:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since dill are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Palacios. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Palacios may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Palacios it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your dill if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Palacios

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 Palacios

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