One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant mexican feather grass by checking out the USDA zone info for Baldwin City.

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.

Mexican Feather Grass tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant mexican feather grass in Baldwin City 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your mexican feather grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Baldwin City the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Baldwin City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Baldwin City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your mexican feather grass if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baldwin City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

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

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