When to Plant Bunny Tails grass in Fort Scott, KS

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening 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 bunny tails grass in Fort Scott can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


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.

You can plant bunny tails grass just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate 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 Fort Scott 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bunny tails grass may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your bunny tails grass indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Fort Scott. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Scott is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fort Scott it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your bunny tails grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Scott

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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