One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The first opportunity to plant fiber optic grass in Texarkana can be figured out 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 has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant fiber optic grass until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Texarkana 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. Starting your fiber optic grass indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Texarkana. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Texarkana may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Texarkana you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your fiber optic grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Texarkana

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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