One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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 way of making a decision about when you can plant pampas grass is to refer to the USDA zone info for Milford.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

Frost tolerance for pampas grass:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant pampas grass until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Milford is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant pampas grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your pampas grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your pampas grass indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Milford the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Milford is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Milford it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your pampas grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Milford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Milford

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Milford.