One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

In Sandy you can determine when to plant dracaena by referring to 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.

Since dracaena do well in cold you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Sandy 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 fully mature. If you are starting your dracaena indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Sandy is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sandy there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your dracaena in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sandy

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 Sandy

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