Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Avenal 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.

Since fiber optic grass do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Avenal 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 fiber optic grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your fiber optic grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Avenal the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Avenal is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Avenal you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your fiber optic grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Avenal

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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