One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when to plant dallas fern by looking at the USDA zone info for Alexandria.

Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant dallas fern until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Alexandria 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Alexandria. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Alexandria is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Alexandria last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dallas fern in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alexandria

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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