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 it's the best time to plant bunny tails grass by using the USDA zone info for Smithville.

Planting Calendar for Bunny Tails grass

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

Bunny Tails grass do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant bunny tails grass in Smithville is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bunny tails grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bunny tails grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your bunny tails grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Smithville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Smithville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Smithville you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your bunny tails grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Smithville

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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