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

A way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant fiber optic grass is to look at the USDA zone info for New Port Richey.

Planting Calendar for Fiber Optic Grass

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

It's not a good idea to plant fiber optic grass until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in New Port Richey is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. If you wait any later than that and your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your fiber optic grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in New Port Richey. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Port Richey is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in New Port Richey you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your fiber optic grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Port Richey

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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