Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden 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 fiber optic grass in Libertyville can be estimated by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

Fiber Optic Grass require warm weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Libertyville is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your fiber optic grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Libertyville. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Libertyville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Libertyville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your fiber optic grass if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Libertyville

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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