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

The first opportunity to plant fiber optic grass in Clearwater should be determined by checking out 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.

Fiber Optic Grass do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Clearwater. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clearwater is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Clearwater it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your fiber optic grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clearwater

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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