One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Reedley you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant fiber optic grass by looking at 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 probably a bad idea to plant fiber optic grass until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Reedley 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. If you wait any later than that and your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your fiber optic grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Reedley. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Reedley may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Reedley you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your fiber optic grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Reedley

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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