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.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant dracaena is to examine the USDA zone info for Hooper.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

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

Dracaena are very cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Hooper 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. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Hooper. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Hooper is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hooper you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your dracaena if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hooper

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Hooper

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