When to Plant Bunny Tails grass in Dodge City, KS

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Dodge City it's possible to estimate when you can plant bunny tails grass.


Planting Calendar for Bunny Tails grass

Frost tolerance for bunny tails grass: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Bunny Tails grass do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant bunny tails grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bunny tails grass
Probably not a good time to plant bunny tails grass

The earliest that you can plant bunny tails grass in Dodge City is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bunny tails grass and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bunny tails grass may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bunny tails grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dodge City. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Dodge City and it is different every year. Half of the time in Dodge City you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your bunny tails grass if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dodge City

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 Low0°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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