One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Chanute you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant fiber optic grass by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fiber Optic Grass

Frost tolerance for fiber optic grass:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant fiber optic grass until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Chanute 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. If you wait any later than that and your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your fiber optic grass indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Chanute is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Chanute you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your fiber optic grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chanute

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.

Plants to Grow in Chanute

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