When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Compton, CA

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

The USDA zone info for Compton should be reffered to in order to determine when to plant mexican feather grass.


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.

Since mexican feather grass are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Compton 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 little bit earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Compton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Compton and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Compton it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your mexican feather grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Compton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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