When to Plant Fiber Optic Grass in Ville Platte, LA

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.

The first opportunity to plant fiber optic grass in Ville Platte can be estimated by looking at 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 a bad idea to plant fiber optic grass until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant fiber optic grass
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant fiber optic grass
Probably not a good time to plant fiber optic grass

The earliest that you can plant fiber optic grass in Ville Platte 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 fiber optic grass and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your fiber optic grass may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your fiber optic grass indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Ville Platte. You can expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ville Platte is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Ville Platte it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your fiber optic grass if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ville Platte

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 Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°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.

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