One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant pampas grass is to use the USDA zone info for Eunice.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

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

Since pampas grass are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant pampas grass in Eunice 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 pampas grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your pampas grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pampas grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Eunice. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Eunice is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Eunice there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your pampas grass in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eunice

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Eunice

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Eunice.