One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Auburn you can determine when you can plant fiber optic grass by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fiber Optic Grass

Frost tolerance for fiber optic grass:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Fiber Optic Grass do not do well in cold weather which means that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Auburn 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 fiber optic grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your fiber optic grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Auburn. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Auburn is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Auburn you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your fiber optic grass in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Auburn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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