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 USDA zone info for Mount Carmel can be read to estimate when to plant fiber optic grass.

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 means that it is necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Mount Carmel 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 fully mature. Starting your fiber optic grass indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Mount Carmel. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mount Carmel is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Mount Carmel it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your fiber optic grass in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Carmel

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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