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.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant mexican feather grass by reviewing the USDA zone info for Shenandoah.

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.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Shenandoah 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. If you wait any later than that and your mexican feather grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Shenandoah. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Shenandoah may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Shenandoah there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your mexican feather grass in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shenandoah

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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