When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Clay, AL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when you can plant mexican feather grass by checking out the USDA zone info for Clay.


Planting Calendar for Mexican Feather Grass

Frost tolerance for mexican feather grass: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Mexican Feather Grass are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant mexican feather grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant mexican feather grass
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The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Clay 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 mexican feather grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your mexican feather grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Clay is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Clay there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your mexican feather grass if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clay

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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