One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant bunny tails grass is to look at the USDA zone info for Oakdale.

Planting Calendar for Bunny Tails grass

Frost tolerance for bunny tails grass:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Bunny Tails grass do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant bunny tails grass in Oakdale 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 bunny tails grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your bunny tails grass may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your bunny tails grass indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Oakdale. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Oakdale is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Oakdale it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bunny tails grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Oakdale

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.

Plants to Grow in Oakdale

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