When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Lake Havasu City, AZ

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.

The first opportunity to plant mexican feather grass in Lake Havasu City should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.


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 can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle 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
Probably not a good time to plant mexican feather grass

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Lake Havasu City is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. Any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Lake Havasu City the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lake Havasu City you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your mexican feather grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Havasu City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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