One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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.

A common way of estimating when it's possible to plant mexican feather grass is to check out the USDA zone info for West Hollywood.

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 tend to make it in a little bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in West Hollywood 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 grow to maturity. 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 West Hollywood. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West Hollywood is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in West Hollywood you get a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your mexican feather grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Hollywood

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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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