The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when to plant mexican feather grass is to refer to the USDA zone info for Marco Island.

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.

You can plant mexican feather grass a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Marco Island 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. If you wait any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your mexican feather grass indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Marco Island may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Marco Island it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your mexican feather grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marco Island

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.

Plants to Grow in Marco Island

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Marco Island.