One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant pampas grass in Miami by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

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

You can not plant pampas grass until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Miami 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 pampas grass and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Miami it never frosts. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 40°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Miami is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since it never frosts in Miami you do not have to be ready to cover your pampas grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Miami

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	40°F
Highest Expected Low	45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

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