When to Plant Mexican Feather Grass in Winder, GA

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.

The best time to plant mexican feather grass in Winder should be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.


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 do well in moderate cold.

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A good time to plant mexican feather grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant mexican feather grass
Probably not a good time to plant mexican feather grass

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Winder 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 mexican feather grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Winder. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Winder is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Winder you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your mexican feather grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winder

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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